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The Classic TV Archive - US Dramatic
Anthology Series
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Episode Guide
version 55.0 December 2008
(Seasons 1 & 2)
compiled by
The Classic TV Archive
http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Stage/2950/
with contributions by:
Heikocleef (Ep 4.14)
James Beer
Sal Crisanti
Tom Alger
Jim Brent
Rina Fox
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive
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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars of Stars (1951-58)
Schlitz-Lux Playhouse (1958-59)
(also known as Schlitz Playhouse of Stars)
(also known as Playhouse of Stars)
(also known as Playhouse Drama)
(also known as Star Playhouse)
(also known as Hollywood Playhouse)
(also known as Stripe Playhouse)
Oct 1951-Mar 1952 CBS Fri 9:00-10:00
Apr 1952-Sep 1955 CBS Fri 9:00-9:30
Oct 1955-Mar 1959 CBS Fri 9:30-10:00
Meridian Productions (seasons 4,5 and early 6)(before
Dec 1956)
Revue Productions, Inc (mid season 6 onward) (after Dec 1956)
Filmed at Revue Studios
for
CBS
Irene Dunne .... Hostess
(1951-)
James Mason .... Host (1954-55)
Ken Carpenter .... Summer Host (1955-1957)
Otto Kruger .... Host (1956)
Gordon MacRae .... Host (1957)
When Schlitz Playhouse of Stars first premiered it was an hour long live drama from New York.
Music:
"Schlitz' end theme" Music by Lee Pockriss.
NOTE: Based on Rossini's [i.e. Gioacchino Rossini] Can-can.Gioacchino
Rossini , 1792-1868
CLNA: Lee Pockriss (A)
ODAT: 31Jan56;
The format changed in April 1952 to a half hour show.
During the summer of 1954 filmed episodes appeared along with live ones.
This completely changed by fall 1956 to entirely filmed dramas,
as well as the title shortened to Schlitz Playhouse of Stars.
It remained weekly until the start of the eighth season when it aired
on alternate-week basis with Lux Playhouse.
Two episodes were turned into series', "The Restless Gun" starring John Payne
and "A Tale of Wells Fargo" starring Dale Robertson both Westerns aired during
the 1956-57 season and turned up on NBC's lineup in the fall of 1957.
Syndication airing on Play of the Week (not to
be confused with The Play of the Week specials).
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#######Schlitz Playhouse of Stars#######
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60 min Live episodes from New York
1.01 [001] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: NOT A CHANCE
05-Oct-1951 CBS Fri
Writer Thomas W. Phipps
Director Frank Telford
starring
David Niven
Helen Hayes
Synopsis:
A middle-aged woman begins a romance with a car-racing playboy.
1.02 [002] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE NAME IS BELLINGHAM
12-Oct-1951 CBS Fri
starring
Romney Brent
John Payne
Synopsis:
US Customs Officer Mel Hanks breaks up a narcotics smuggling ring.
1.03 [003] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: NEVER WAVE AT A WAC
19-Oct-1951 CBS Fri
written by Donald Mankiewicz
idea by William Dozier
starring
Rosalind Russell
Charles Dingle
Betty Lynn
Russell Hardie
Frederick Kohner
Fred Bradyynopsis:
A society woman from Washington, D.C. joins the Army Corp.
*NOTE: TV debut of Rosalind Russell.
1.04 [004] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: STILL LIFE
26-Oct-1951 CBS Fri
Adapted from the play by Noel Coward
starring
Margaret Sullivan
Wendell Corey
Synopsis:
A woman falls in love with the Doctor she meets at the
train station after she gets a cinder in her eye.
1.05 [005] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE LUCKY TOUCH
02-Nov-1951 CBS Fri
From a Story by Shalom Asch
starring
Helen Hayes
J. Pat O'Malley
John Farrell
Marshal Henderson
Synopsis:
An old woman is ignored by her family, that is until she
wins a sizable amount of money.
1.06 [006] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: DECISION AND DANIEL WEBSTER
09-Nov-1951 CBS Fri
Story by Hector Chevigny
starring
Walter Hampden ....... Daniel Webster
Charles Dingle
Matt Briggs
Synopsis:
A man abandons his dream of Presidency to work at saving the Whig party.
1.07 [007] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE MEMORIES OF AIMEE DURANT
16-Nov-1951 CBS Fri
starring
Diana Lynn
Synopsis:
A woman is assigned the job of ghost-writing the memoirs
of Aimee Durant, a flamboyant Wild West gal.
1.08 [008] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: ONE IS A LONESOME NUMBER
23-Nov-1951 CBS Fri
Story by William Manners
starring
Charlton Heston
June Lockhart
Synopsis:
A man wishes to write the Great American Novel but
a fatal illness changes his life's direction.
1.09 [009] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: TWO LIVING AND ONE DEAD
30-Nov-1951 CBS Fri
starring
Fay Bainter
Walter Hampden
Synopsis:
Two employees are dead at a post office hold-up.
There is one survivor but the press paint him as a
coward.
1.10 [010] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE NYMPH AND THE LAMP
07-Dec-1951 CBS Fri
Story by Thomas Randall
starring
Margaret Sullivan
Robert Preston
Synopsis:
A woman finds romance at a remote wireless station in Nova Scotia.
1.11 [011] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: EXIT
14-Dec-1951 CBS Fri
starring
John Payne .... Robert Holmi
Coleen Gray
Synopsis:
Robert Holmi is a man who escaped from behind
the Iron Curtain where he was imprisoned as a spy for the United States.
1.12 [012] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE DARK FLEECE
21-Dec-1951 CBS Fri
From a Story by Joseph Hergesheimer
starring
Anthony Quinn
Helen Hayes
Carmen Mathews
Synopsis:
A man having been rejected by a society girl ventures West, upon
his success out West he returns and plots revenge against another upper class family.
1.13 [013] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: GIRL IN A MILLION
28-Dec-1951 CBS Fri
Writer Sydney Box
starring
John Forsythe
Joan Caulfield
Synopsis:
A man marries a woman who has lost her voice, unfortunately
when her voice returns she doesn't shut up.
1.14 [014] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: CLEAN SWEEP FOR LAVINIA
04-Jan-1952 CBS Fri
starring
Josephine Hull ..... Lavinia
Scott McKay
Synopsis:
A penny-pinching owner of a hotel plays maid as well to cut corners.
1.15 [015] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: BILLY BUDD
11-Jan-1952 CBS Fri
From a story by Herman Melville
starring
Charles Nolte ..... Billy Budd
Walter Hampden .... Captain Vere
Peter Hobbs ....... John Claggart
Chester Morris .... The Dansker
Walter Burke ...... Squeak
Jeff Morrow ....... Lt. Wyatt
Bernard Kates
Guy Spaull
Jack Manning
Winston Ross
Synopsis:
When Claggart is found murdered after making false accusations of
mutiny against Billy Budd, it leads to Billy's
court-martial and trial.
1.16 [016] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE MAN THAT I MARRY
18-Jan-1952 CBS Fri
starring
John Baragrey
Diana Lynn
Steven Hill
John Ireland
Jeffrey Lynn
Synopsis:
A wealthy woman finds herself engaged to two suitors at the same time.
1.17 [017] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: P.G.
25-Jan-1952 CBS Fri
starring
Dan Duryea
Teresa Celli
John Forsythe
William Redfield
Henry Jones
Synopsis:
An Italian girl helps five American POW's.
1.18 [018] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: LADY WITH A WILL
01-Feb-1952 CBS Fri
starring
Ann Sothern
Edmon Ryan
Russell Collins
Robert Emhardt
Richard Bishop
Ernestine McLendon
Synopsis:
A millionaire leaves his riches to his spinster sister and the town's
corrupt politicians try to gain control of the estate.
1.19 [019] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE DAUGHTER
08-Feb-1952 CBS Fri
starring
Geraldine Fitzgerald ...... Mary Todd Lincoln
Juanita Hall ....... Mammy Salby
Synopsis:
The troubled life of Mary Todd Lincoln and her influence on her husband.
1.20 [020] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: FIFTY GRAND
15-Feb-1952 CBS Fri
From a Story by Ernest Hemmingway
starring
Dane Clark
Synopsis:
A prize fighter continues to box to pay his debts.
1.21 [021] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: WORLD SO WIDE
22-Feb-1952 CBS Fri
From a story by Sinclair Lewis
starring
John Forsythe
Nina Foch
John Baragrey
Synopsis:
An architect recovering from the death of his wife,
begins anew overseas.
1.22 [022] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: APPLE OF HIS EYES
29-Feb-1952 CBS Fri
starring
Ward Bond
June Lockhart
Henry Jones
Synopsis:
A widowed older farmer falls in love with a much younger woman he hires.
1.23 [023] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE HAUNTED HEART
07-Mar-1952 CBS Fri
starring
Polly Bergen
William Eythe
Synopsis:
A musician is torn between his music and the love of a woman.
1.24 [024] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: MAKE WAY FOR TEDDY
14-Mar-1952 CBS Fri
Written by Ambrose Flack & Don Ettlinger
starring
Walter Hampden
Philip Abbott
Irene Manning
Jack Weston
Ann Crowley
Laura Weber
Synopsis:
Grandpa has a portrait of Teddy Roosevelt hanging in his home
and is overwhelmed when the real Mr. Roosevelt comes
to visit.
1.25 [025] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE HUMAN TOUCH
21-Mar-1952 CBS Fri
From a Story by Herman Cyril McNeile
starring
Vincent Price
Diana Lynn
Synopsis:
A pianist must choose between his music career and love.
1.26 [026] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF GRANDMA MOSES
28-Mar-1952 CBS Fri
starring
Lillian Gish
Synopsis:
The life of artist Grandma Moses who began her career in her 70's,
capturing rural scenes of life and celebrations in upstate New York.
1.27 [027] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: EXPERIMENT
04-Apr-1952 CBS Fri
starring
Sylvia Sidney
Synopsis:
A doctor devotes her life to finding a serum to battle a disease
sweeping Korea, the country that claimed her husband and son.
1.28 [028] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: FOUR'S A FAMILY
11-Apr-1952 CBS Fri
starring
Celeste Holm
Synopsis:
A widow supports her family painting and ceramics.
1.29 [029] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: NOW'S THE TIME
18-Apr-1952 CBS Fri
Written by Bernard C. Schoenfeld
starring
Walter Hampden
Synopsis:
A resort hotel owner and his granddaughter play
detective when two suspicious characters check in.
1.30 [030] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: FEAR
25-Apr-1952 CBS Fri
From a Story by Mark Hellinger
starring
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Synopsis:
After the escape of three convicts a woman home
alone fears they might harm her.
1.31 [031] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: DOCTORS SHOULD NEVER MARRY
02-May-1952 CBS Fri
starring
Diana Lynn
Jamie Smith
Synopsis:
A doctor becomes engaged to a socialite and problems
arise when his pretty nurse complicates matters.
1.32 [032] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: APPOINTMENT WITH THE PAST
09-May-1952 CBS Fri
starring
Mark Stevens
Synopsis:
A small town comes under investigation when the FBI
search for an Army deserter.
1.33 [033] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: AUTUMN IN NEW YORK
16-May-1952 CBS Fri
starring
Skip Homeier
Polly Rowles
Donald Briggs
Synopsis:
A woman dreams of becoming a successful musical star
but her level-headed boyfriend brings her back down to Earth.
1.34 [034] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: LOVE CAME LATE
23-May-1952 CBS Fri
Writer James Ronald
starring
Luise Rainer
Joseph Anthony
Synopsis:
A chambermaid becomes distraught when her daughter goes missing,
a businessman falls for the maid during their search for the daughter.
1.35 [035] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: A QUARTER FOR YOUR TROUBLES
30-May-1952 CBS Fri
starring
Richard Haydn
Ned Glass
Ned Young
Richard Rober
Synopsis:
A department-story employee (Richard Haydn) is implicated
in the death of a customer. [RF]
1.36 [036] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: SOUVENIR FROM SINGAPORE
06-Jun-1952 CBS Fri
starring
Dan Duryea
Synopsis:
An adventurer is both an agent-at-large for the police and
also works for the Chinese underworld.
1.37 [037] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: DRESS IN THE WINDOW
13-Jun-1952 CBS Fri
starring
Teresa Wright ....... Terry Hagen
Brett King
John Ridgely
Synopsis:
Teresa Wright stars in a sketch from the early life of writer Adela Rogers
St. John, who once risked her life to save a child held captive. [RF]
1.38 [038] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: SAY HELLO TO PAMELA
20-Jun-1952 CBS Fri
starring
Leif Erickson ........ Dan
Barbara Britton ...... Pamela
Synopsis:
A traveling salesman fills in for a friend on a date and has his life changed. [RF]
1.39 [039] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE VON LINDEN FILE
27-Jun-1952 CBS Fri
starring
Joan Leslie
Steve Brodie
Synopsis:
An insurance investigator's secretary uses a mink coat as
bait to help her boss trap jewel thieves. [RF]
1.40 [040] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE HOUSE OF DEATH
04-Jul-1952 CBS Fri
starring
Boris Karloff ....... Charles Brandon
Synopsis:
A man's niece complicates a rapport he has with monsters. [RF]
*Syndication airing on Play of the Week 15Mar64.
1.41 [041] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: A SOUTHERN LADY
11-Jul-1952 CBS Fri
Script by Luther Davis
Directed by Phil Brown
starring
Jane Wyatt ........... Mattie Smith
Douglas Dick ......... Byron
Margaret Field ....... Lola
Synopsis:
A reclusive woman is disrupted by the a visit from her greedy nephew.
1.42 [042] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: EARLY SPACE CONQUEROR
18-Jul-1952 CBS Fri
starring
Bobby Driscoll
Domenic Delgarde
Shimen Ruskin
Brad Morrow
Teddy Infuhr
Synopsis:
A group of teenagers construct a rocket to travel into space.
1.43 [043] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: A MAN'S WORLD
25-Jul-1952 CBS Fri
starring
Pat O'Brien
Synopsis:
The widowed father of four boys, must deal with one
of them who is getting romantic ideas. [RF]
1.44 [044] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: CROSSROADS
01-Aug-1952 CBS Fri
starring
Sir Cedric Hardwicke
Amanda Blake
Charmienne Harker
Synopsis:
A cynic whose effort to be on both sides of the French Revolution traps him. [RF]
1.45 [045] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: SO HELP ME
08-Aug-1952 CBS Fri
From a Story Nelson Agren
starring
Jean Wallace
Synopsis:
A nightclub entertainer meets and marries a millionaire.
1.46 [046] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: DOUBLE EXPOSURE
15-Aug-1952 CBS Fri
From a Story by Ben Hecht
starring
John Beal
Amanda Blake
Jack Daly
Richard Tyler
Anne Nagel
Maude Patrick
Synopsis:
A psychiatrist is bamboozled by two patients each claiming the other wants to
kill someone. [RF]
1.47 [047] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE TRUBBLES (aka Mr. & Mrs. Trouble)
22-Aug-1952 CBS Fri
starring
Virginia Field
Willard Parker
Synopsis:
A husband and wife team up to do a little detective work
and find themselves in the middle of a heist.
1.48 [048] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: PORT OF CALL
29-Aug-1952 CBS Fri
From a the 1946 Saturday Evening Post Story by Bud Hutton
starring
Victor McLaglen
Gertrude Michael .... The Duchess
Synopsis:
A big, ugly man (Victor McLaglen) discovers romance. [RF]
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CBS, Fridays
9:00-9:30pm Eastern (30 min)
production company for season 2 unknown
2.01 [049] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: HOMECOMING
05-Sept-1952 CBS Fri
starring
Leif Erickson
Helen Westcott
Synopsis 1:
A one-time "Athlete of the Year" is convinced that time marches on. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
It takes a woman who refuses to age to convince a one-time
champ that time
marches on. [RF]
Synopsis 3:
An ex-athlete can't face his own aging until he meets a woman who refuses to
change. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on "Play of the Week" 12Apr56.
2.02 [050] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: MARRIAGE OF LIT-LIT
12-Sep-1952 CBS Fri
Based on a story by Jack London
starring
Rita Moreno
Don DeFore
Synopsis:
The love story of a white man and an Indian girl.
Synopsis 2:
An Indian bride's father attempts to wreck her marriage to a white man. [RF]
*Syndication airing on Play of the Week.
2.03 [051] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: I WANT TO BE A MOVIE STAR
19-Sep-1952 CBS Fri
starring
Elinor Donahue
James Dunn
Synopsis:
A father complains about his daughter's movie magazines until he's discovered by
a talent scout. [RF]
2.04 [052] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE TRAIL
26-Sep-1952 CBS Fri
Based on the story by Jack London
starring
Lon Chaney Jr.
Robert Lowery
Eve McVeagh
Synopsis:
A gold miner's greed makes him murder his partners. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
"The Trail," a Jack London adventure about a greedy mine owner and murder. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on Play of the Week 16Sep54.
2.05 [053] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: COME WHAT MAY
03-Oct-1952 CBS Fri
starring
Wallace Ford
Synopsis:
A man who learns too late that a gun is a poor problem solver. [RF]
2.06 [054] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: TROUBLE ON PIER 12
10-Oct-1952 CBS Fri
starring
John Howard
Akim Tamiroff
Rochelle Hudson
Synopsis:
A professional bodyguard helps a sea captain. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A bodyguard (John Howard) and his girl friend (Rochelle Hudson)
are the last hope for a ship captain trapped by a killer. [RF]
2.07 [055] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THIS PLANE FOR HIRE
17-Oct-1952 CBS Fri
starring
Lloyd Bridges
Synopsis:
The adventure-romance of a Mexican Al Capone.
Syndication airing on Film Drama, KLZ-7 Denver, CO.
Tuesday 14Jun 60 10:30 p.m. MDT [JBeer]
2.08 [056] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: A DRAWING ROOM
24-Oct-1952 CBS Fri
Directed by John Brahm (TV directing debut)
starring
William Bishop
Joan Camden
Synopsis:
Amnesia strikes a beautiful train passenger just outside a psychiatrist's
compartment. [RF]
2.09 [057] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: ENCHANTED EVENING
31-Oct-1952 CBS Fri
starring
Eddie Albert
Margo
Synopsis:
A family's happy life gets complicated: the kids have lost
theater tickets that belonged to their dad's boss. [RF]
*Syndication airing on Play of the Week
24Mar64.
2.10 [058] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: TANGO
07-Nov-1952 CBS Fri
starring
Cesar Romero
Ann Savage
Synopsis:
A night club affair winds up in intrigue and mystery.
2.11 [059] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE HOUSE OF PRIDE
14-Nov-1952 CBS Fri
From a Story by Jack London
starring
Robert Hutton
Coleen Gray
Synopsis:
A young bride learns not all in the tropics is paradise. [RF]
2.12 [060] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: PUSSYFOOTIN' ROCKS
21-Nov-1952 CBS Fri
Written by Luther Davis
Directed by Robert Aldrich
Hosted by Irene Dunne
starring
Joan Blondell ......... Calamity Jane
Buddy Ebsen
Kathleen Freeman
Synopsis:
Calamity Jane rides again in this comedy of errors. [RF]
*Great episode a must for Robert Aldrich fans.
2.13 [061] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: BARROW STREET
28-Nov-1952 CBS Fri
Directed by Roy Kellino
starring
Sally Forrest
Synopsis:
A jilted girl settles an old score in an unusual and poignant fashion. [RF]
2.14 [062] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: MR. THAYER
05-Dec-1952 CBS Fri
Written by A. M. Seaholm
Directed by Ted Post
starring
Peggy Ann Garner
Francis L. Sullivan
James Dobson
Carleton Young
Ruta Lee
Synopsis:
On her first job, a girl meets a seedy and serene gentleman
to whom the ordinary rules mean nothing. [RF]
2.15 [063] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE WHITE CREAM PITCHER
12-Dec-1952 CBS Fri
Directed by Roy Kellino
starring
Walter Slezak
Frances Rafferty
Synopsis:
After 20 years of marriage, a couple bent on divorce, turn to their
pastor to help them divide their possessions. [RF]
2.16 [064] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE PLAYWRIGHT
19-Dec-1952 CBS Fri
Directed by Ted Post
starring
Richard Carlson
Synopsis:
A man juggles his life in pursuit of the things he wants to do. [RF]
2.17 [065] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: A STRING OF BEADS
26-Dec-1952 CBS Fri
Based on the play by W. Somerset Maugham
starring
Joan Caulfield ....... Joan Robinson
Tom Drake ............ Colonel Mournay
Carl Esmond .......... Count Borselli
Synopsis:
A governess for a wealthy family becomes the object
of affection from elderly Count Borselli. [RF]
2.18 [066] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: JENNY
02-Jan-1953 CBS Fri
Directed by Ted Post
starring
Fay Bainter
Synopsis:
A single mother bored with her life and takes part in
a play where she meets a widower.
2.19 [067] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE UNOPENED LETTER
09-Jan-1953 CBS Fri
Directed by Roy Kellino
starring
John Newland
Phyllis Avery
Geraldine Wall
Synopsis:
A woman receives a letter from the man she loves but
does not open it for thirty-five years. [RF]
2.20 [068] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: HIGH ON THE GALLOWS
16-Jan-1953 CBS Fri
starring
Buxx Banner ....... Young Tom Horn
2.21 [069] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: GUARDIAN OF THE CLOCK
23-Jan-1953 CBS Fri
starring
Ludwig Stossel
Una Merkel
Hugh Beaumont
Roland Winters
Edmund Gwenn
Synopsis:
An old clock-keeper is let go and seeks revenge.
2.22 [070] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: POINT OF HONOR
30-Jan-1953 CBS Fri
From a Story by William Somerset Maugham
starring
Joseph Schildkraut
Synopsis:
A man finds himself involved in a Revolution with the wrong side.
2.23 [071] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: MANHATTAN ROBIN HOOD
06-Feb-1953 CBS Fri
starring
Preston Foster
Dorothy Patrick
Robert Osterloh
Edward Binns
Ralph Reed
Steven Terrell
Fred Sherman
Buddy Swan
Synopsis:
A reporter investigates a series of rigged lotteries and a judge also on the
take.
2.24 [072] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: MR. GREENTREE AND FRIEND
13-Feb-1953 CBS Fri
starring
Hans Conried
Barbara Billingsley
Synopsis:
A lonely college professor strikes up a friendship with Jackie
a lion who has run away from the circus.
2.25 [073] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE DEVIL'S OTHER NAME
20-Feb-1953 CBS Fri
Directed by Ted Post
starring
Arthur Franz
Marjorie Lord
Virginia Hall
Synopsis:
A man kills his wife. It looks like the perfect crime, which will
pave the way for him to marry a wealthy woman. [RF]
*Syndication airing on "Star Playhouse" 10Apr56.
2.26 [074] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: GIRL OF MY DREAMS
27-Feb-1953 CBS Fri
Written by Christianna Alexander
Directed by Ted Post
starring
Jeff Donnell
Marguerite Chapman
Donald Woods
Roy Roberts
Synopsis:
A married man falls in love with another woman at first glance.
2.27 [075] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: BIG JIM'S BOY
06-Mar-1953 CBS Fri
Written by Robert J. Shaw
Directed by Ted Post
Director of photography Russ Harlan
Music by Melvyn Lenard
starring
Jackie Cooper ..... Bob Heywood
Harry Shannon ..... Big Jim Heywood
Morgan Farley ..... Dr. Kane
Phyllis Avery
Edgar Dearing
Kit Guard
Dan Barton
Synopsis:
A man returning from military service wants to become a doctor.
He needs money for his education and as much as he hates to enter into
his father's field of expertise as a boxer he finds himself entering the ring.
2.28 [076] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: NINETEEN RUE MARIE
13-Mar-1953 CBS Fri
starring
Maria Palmer
Leon Askin
David Brian
Synopsis:
An American wakes up in a Parish hospital unaware of how he got there.
2.29 [077] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: PARENT'S WEEKEND
20-Mar-1953 CBS Fri
Directed by Ted Post
starring
Skip Homeier
Maureen O'Sullivan
Jerome Cowan
Suzanne Alexander
Synopsis:
A woman finds out that the key to youth is to act her age.
2.30 [078] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: HAPPY ENDING
27-Mar-1953 CBS Fri
From a Story by Anton Chekhov
starring
Helmut Dantine .... Peter
Osa Massen ........ Eva
Janine Perreau .... Karen
Synopsis:
An author lives in Copenhagen with his wife and daughter.
He refuses alter his stories to happily-ever-after
endings.
2.31 [079] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE GOVERNESS
03-Apr-1953 CBS Fri
From a Story by Stefan Zweig
Directed by Rod Amateau
starring
Lillian Bronson
Onslow Stevens
Ellen Drew
Synopsis:
A Senator's wife intent on feeling young again, throws a series of parties.
2.32 [080] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE MIRROR
10-Apr-1953 CBS Fri
From a Story by Alphonse Daudet
starring
Victor Jory
Ian MacDonald
Synopsis:
When a man's past is revealed his self-assurance is broken.
2.33 [081] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: PAPA GOES TO THE BALL
17-Apr-1953 CBS Fri
Written by John Vlahos
Directed by Ted Post
starring
Harold Perry (other source Harold Peary)
Jill Jarmyn
Chet Marshall
Jeanette Nolan
Jay Novello
Danny Richards Jr
Dan Foster
Jack Daly
Queenie Leonard
Synopsis 1:
A teenager's father escorts her to a school dance. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A man takes his daughter to a school dance and puts on an
exhibition that makes him the beau of the ball. [RF]
2.34 [082] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: ALLEN OF HARPER
24-Apr-1953 CBS Fri
starring
John Newland
Anne Seymour
Robert Warwick
Rhys Williams
Hans Conried
Jan Miner
Synopsis:
A professor is saved from early retirement by a group of students.
2.35 [083] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: MEDICINE WOMAN
Meridian Productions
01-May-1953 CBS Fri
Directed by Roy Kellino
starring
George Brent ......... Sam Bentley
Andrea King .......... J.B. Blake
Bobby Hyatt .......... Tommy
Mary Ellen Kay ....... Sally
William Fawcett ..... Old man
Frank Jenks
Synopsis:
A construction engineer is able to cure a doctor's allergy
and write his own prescription for romance. [RF]
2.36 [084] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE COPPER RING
Meridian Productions
08-May-1953 CBS Fri
Produced by Ralph W. Nelson
Written by A. Nisseman
Directed by Roy Kellino
starring
Charles Bickford ....... Dr Gunther
Katherine Warren ....... Mrs Gunther
Dani Sue Nolan ....... Elizabeth
Colin Campbell ....... Sir Philip Gilling
Ann Loos ....... Caroline
Synopsis:
Dr. Gunther is growing old and irritable, but one evening he dreams of an
Egyptian copper ring which brings happiness to all who wear it. He slips it on ....
(13Feb57 Associated-Rediffusion, London UK aired as "Hollywood Playhouse") [DM]
2.37 [085] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: VACATION FOR GINNY
15-May-1953 CBS Fri
Directed by Bill Karn
starring
Barbara Hale ...... Ginny Morgan
Craig Stevens ..... Rod Warren
Hugh Beaumont ..... John Harris
Carl Switzer
Grace Lenard
Eugene Borden
Marilyn Gray
Synopsis:
A mousey clerk at a travel agency wins a vacation and finds
herself being pursued by two suitors no less.
2.38 [086] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: PURSUIT
22-May-1953 CBS Fri
Directed by Ted Post
starring
Richard Carlson ... Josef Lindquist
Martha Hyer ....... Lisa
Robert Cornthwaite. Dr. Ellsworth
Hank Patterson
Adrienne Marden
Lester Dorr
John Pickard
Synopsis:
A talented musician loses an arm in a hunting accident. [RF]
2.39 [087] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE GIRL THAT I MARRIED
29-May-1953 CBS Fri
starring
Gene Raymond
Suzanne Dalbert
Beverly Tyler
Synopsis:
An Army major falls for a French woman and a Red Cross Worker.
2.40 [088] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: TWENTY-TWO SYCAMORE ROAD
05-Jun-1953 CBS Fri
starring
Willard Parker .... Ron Gage
Nancy Davis ....... Nan Gage
Synopsis:
A woman feels she is being taken for granted by
her construction worker husband.
2.41 [089] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE WIDOW MAKES THREE
12-Jun-1953 CBS Fri
starring
Broderick Crawford
Betty Lou Gerson
Synopsis:
The law seeks three important witnesses to find the secret head of waterfront crime. [RF]
2.42 [090] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: OPERATION RIVIERA
19-Jun-1953 CBS Fri
Directed by Roy Kellino
starring
Randy Stuart
Lon McCallister
Synopsis:
Comedy about a GI on a ten day furlough on the isle of Capri. [RF]
2.43 [091] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE LEDGE
26-Jun-1953 CBS Fri
Writer Robert J. Shaw
Director Ted Post
starring
Regis Toomey ...... Ed Bartlett
Skip Homeier ...... Dick Newton
Allene Roberts .... Joan
Robert Osterloh
Bill Baldwin
Herbert Lytton
Joseph Mell
Robert Knapp
Kenneth Alton
Richard Monda
Synopsis:
A man's impending blindness hits him hard and
he feels suicide is his only recourse, until he meets
a blind woman.
2.44 [092] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: RICHARD AND THE LION
03-Jul-1953 CBS Fri
starring
Joanne Dru
George Nader
Jackie the Lion
Synopsis:
A young husband feels neglected because his wife pays too much attention
to her pets, so he gets one of this own : a lion. [RF]
2.45 [093] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: STORM WARNING
10-Jul-1953 CBS Fri
starring
Robert Stack
Arthur Franz
Kristine Miller
Synopsis:
Two partners of a wildcat Alaskan airline are both in love with the same girl. [RF]
2.46 [094] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE JOURNEY
17-Jul-1953 CBS Fri
syndicated airdate - 24Jun62 Sun 6PM CENTRAL Ch. 18
Hostess: Merle Oberon
starring
Merle Oberson ....... Marian Thorne
Grandon Rhodes ....... Mark Thorne
Patrick O'Neal ....... Jay Farnum
Paul Guilfoyle ....... Eastbrook
Synopsis:
Bored with her life, a young woman decides to leave
her husband for a younger man. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
A woman who is considerably younger than her husband is
bored with their uneventful like in Costa Rica. [RF]
2.47 [095] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: KNAVE OF HEARTS
Meridian Productions at Revue Studios
24-Jul-1953 CBS Fri
Producer William Self
Teleplay & Story by Herbert Moulton & Robert Leslie Bellem
Directed by Ted Post
Director of photography Russell Harlen
Supervising Editor George Amy
Assistant Director Ken Warrus
Music by Melvyn Lenard
Hosted by Mark Stevens
Guest cast:
Mark Stevens ....... Steve Dexter
Morris Ankrum
Maggie Mahoney
Lee Van Cleef
Jack Elam
John Qualen
Victor Millan
Synopsis:
IN THE TOWN OF WILLOW CREEK, A CATTLE BARON REFUSES HIS DAUGHTER TO
MARRY THE SON OF A LOCAL FARMER. THE DAUGHTER'S FORMER LOVER, NAMED
STEVE DEXTER, RETURNS TO TOWN AFTER BEING GONE FOR EIGHT YEARS IN
SEARCH OF HIS PROSPECTIVE WIFE TO-BE. HER STUBBORN FATHER LEARNS OF
HIS ARRIVAL AND PLANS TO HAVE HIM SHOT BY TWO GUNMEN THAT WORK FOR
HIM. [SC]
2.48 [096] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE DOCTOR GOES HOME
31-Jul-1953 CBS Fri
starring
Barbara Billingsley
Ronald Reagan
Synopsis:
A high society doctor finds great happiness in treating the poor.
2.49 [097] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: SIMPLON EXPRESS
07-Aug-1953 CBS Fri
starring
Eddie Bracken
Aline Towne
Laura Mason
Synopsis:
An incompetent detective bumbles his way thru danger and intrigue.
2.50 [098] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: MIRACLE IN THE NIGHT
14-Aug-1953 CBS Fri
starring
Ann Harding
Charles Cane
Synopsis:
A wealthy woman is afraid to go out alone. [RF]
2.51 [099] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: SHEILAH
21-Aug-1953 CBS Fri
Directed by Ted Post
starring
Vincent Price
Elisabeth Risdon
Griff Barnett
Synopsis:
A man's attempts to collect his aunt's inheritance are foiled by a cat named "Sheilah".
[RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on Silver Theater 03Jun58.
2.52 [100] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: TWO LIVES HAVE I
28-Aug-1953 CBS Fri
starring
Patricia Medina
Philip Carey
Janine Perreau
Synopsis:
When a newspaper woman learns of the tragic death of her husband of two weeks
in the war, she completely withdraws from the world of intrigue and newspaper
reporters in wartime Lisbon. [RF]
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3.01 [101] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE PERFECT SECRETARY
04-Sep-1953
starring
John Newland
Margaret Hayes
Synopsis:
An architect finds that romance can hurt a working relationship.
3.02 [102] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: LOST AND FOUND
11-Sep-1953
From a Story by Octavus Roy Cohen
starring
Edward Arnold ..... Guest host
Percy Helton
Katherine Warren
Clinton Miller
Jane Bates
Phil Tead
James Flavin
Synopsis:
A man who helped send a former embezzling employee to jail
is now free and out to seek revenge. [RF]
3.03 [103] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: BOOMERANG
18-Sep-1953
starring
John Barrymore Jr.
William Wright
Tommy Cook
Synopsis:
A crime-bent college student's carefully laid plans for robbery boomerang. [RF]
*Syndication airing on Unknown 24Oct58.
3.04 [104] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: DESERT TRAGEDY
25-Sep-1953
starring
Broderick Crawford
Edward Clark
Eddy Waller
Synopsis:
A money-mad gunman persuades two prospectors to let him accompany
them into the desert. [RF]
3.05 [105] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE PRIZE
02-Oct-1953
Directed by Bill Karn
starring
Walter Coy
Ann Sheridan
Synopsis:
A farmer tries to strike up a romance with the Professor of animal husbandry.
3.06 [106] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE LONG SHOT
Meridian Productions
09-Oct-1953
Directed by Ted Post
Screenplay by Leonard Heideman & Emmett Murphy
From a Story by Ellery Queen
starring
Edmund O'Brien ....... Captain Simpson
Charles Bronson ...... Sgt. Roy Smith (as Charles Buchinski)
Dave Willock ......... Lt. Jerry O'Neal
Douglas Kennedy ...... Colonel Robert Edwards
Patrick O'Neal ....... Bob Robinson
Pitt Herbert ......... Rourke
Synopsis 1:
An Army cargo plane carries a time bomb, unknown to the captain or the crew. [DM]
Synopsis 2:
While flying through a dangerous air storm, the crew receives a
radioed message that a bomb hidden somewhere in the plane will
make theirs the fourth plane that has vanished
without a trace. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on Silver Theater 12Aug58.
3.07 [107] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: IN THE PINCERS (film)
Meridian Productions
16-Oct-1953
Written by Irving Gaynor Neiman
Directed by Ted Post
starring
Sir Cedric Hardwicke ...... John O'Fell
Judith Evelyn ...... Clara O'Fell
Ian Wolfe
Philip Tongue
Hilda Plowright
Synopsis:
A letter concerning a crime long past threatens the respectable,
turn-of-the-century life of John O'Fell and his wife Clara. [RF]
3.08 [108] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: SECOND SIGHT (film)
Meridian Productions
23-Oct-1953
starring
Pat O'Brien
Lurene Tuttle
Synopsis:
A man's sense of honesty battles with his desire for a healthy insurance policy. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A man blinded by an accident, is forced to borrow money from a
racketeer in order to support his wife. [RF]
3.09 [109] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE SAIL
30-Oct-1953
starring
Vera Miles
Skip Homeier
3.10 [110] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: LINEMAN'S LUCK
06-Nov-1953
Written by S.N. Savage
Directed by Ted Post
starring
Edmund O'Brien
Margaret Field
William Edmunds
Charles Crane
James Parnell
3.11 [111] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: LUCKY THIRTEEN
13-Nov-1953
Directed by Christian Nyby
starring
Walter Brennan
Ruth Brennan
Synopsis:
A storekeeper takes action when his daughter is in danger of being swindled. [RF]
3.12 [112] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: FRESH START
20-Nov-1953
starring
William Campbell
Wanda Hendrix
Walter Sande
Tim Graham
Synopsis 1:
A despondent girl falls in love with a young thief. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Out of work and destitute, a young girl turns on the gas jets in her room. [RF]
3.13 [113] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: CLOSED DOOR
27-Nov-1953
starring
Gene Lockhart
Beverly Washburn
Synopsis:
A young girl is the key to one man's redemption. [RF]
3.14 [114] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: STORM SWEPT
04-Dec-1953
Written by Robert Leslie Bellem
Directed by Roy Kellino
starring
Angela Lansbury ....... Florie
Morris Ankrum ....... Hendrick Vandorp
Kenneth Tobey ....... Sgt. Tim Vernon
Don Hayden ....... Philip Vandorp
Synopsis:
A naive wife is used as an unwitting decoy by her husband, the leading suspect
in a diamond robbery that took place in New Zealand. After traveling to a remote island
to stay with her father-in-law, she finds herself being used as a pawn in a trap set
by the police to catch her husband. [RF]
3.15 [115] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: NO COMPROMISE
11-Dec-1953
starring
Stephen McNally
Robert Strauss
Synopsis:
A Texas Ranger must bring a murderer back to justice on a train. [RF]
3.16 [116] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: PART OF THE GAME
18-Dec-1953
starring
Peter Graves
Gig Young
3.17 [117] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE BAKER OF BARNBURY
25-Dec-1953
Based on a story by Frank Stockton
starring
Elsa Lancaster
Robert Newton
Synopsis:
A baker discovers others talents than baking during the holiday's. [RF]
3.18 [118] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: GO AWAY A WINNER
01-Jan-1954
starring
Richard Egan
Ellen Drew
Richard Travis
Synopsis:
A woman divorces her husband, who is serving a jail sentence. He swears
vengeance
on her and when his time is up, he returns to make good his threat. [RF]
3.19 [119] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: RIM OF VIOLENCE
08-Jan-1954
starring
Martin Milner
Scott Brady
Gloria Sanders
Marcia Patrick
Alfred Linder
Synopsis:
A young policeman's daily contact with ugliness and heartbreak shakes his faith
in humanity. [RF]
3.20 [120] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: PEARL HANDLED GUNS
15-Jan-1954 (Originally broadcasted on Herald Playhouse)
starring
Lee Aaker
Zachary Scott
Harvey Stephens
Synopsis:
A colorful outlaw is the object of a boy's hero-worship. [RF]
3.21 [121] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: AT THE NATCHEZ INN
22-Jan-1954 (copyright date 19Jan54)
starring
Peter Lawford
Marian Carr
Synopsis 1:
In Louisiana in the 1800's an opportunist has the unique opportunity of becoming
a
king of France, when he is mistaken for the lost heir to the throne. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
An adventurer impersonates the lost Dauphin to elude Napoleon's men. [RF]
3.22 [122] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: GIVE THE GUY A BREAK
Meridian Productions
29-Jan-1954
starring
William Lundigan
Frances Rafferty
Synopsis:
An officer comes to the aid of his friend who
is being sought for murder. [RF]
3.23 [123] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: FOUR THINGS TO DO
Meridian Productions
05-Feb-1954
starring
Lee Van Cleef
Maxine Cooper
Michael O'Shea
Synopsis:
A man heads out west to get rich mining gold and
breaks alot of promises along the way. [RF]
3.24 [124] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: MAN FROM OUTSIDE
Meridian Productions
12-Feb-1954
starring
Broderick Crawford ....... Joe Mitchell
Ted de Corsia ......... Whitey Murdock
Alexander Campbell ......... Warden Colby
James Griffith ......... Raymond Andrews
Ralph Peters .......Smith
Synopsis:
A police lieutenant serving time in a state penitentiary, is trying to obtain
evidence for a man facing execution on a false charge. [TA]
3.25 [125] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE JUNGLE TRAP
19-Feb-1954
Associate producer, William Self
Script by Frank Burt
Directed by Justus Addiss
starring
Ronald Reagan ....... Steve Davis
Barbara Billingsley ....... Olivia Bryant
Lewis Martin
Herb Vigran
Felix Nelson
Synopsis 1:
Steve Davis is determined to avenge his brother who was sentenced to
death for a murder he did not commit. While on safari with Judge Bryant, who
sentenced his brother, Steve decides that the judge will have a hunting accident.
The Mrs. Bryant would like to be an accomplice in the plot. Her faithlessness, and
the judge's own admission of error in sentencing the brother, cause Steve to change
his mind. He shoots the lion between the eyes just as the judge is about to be devoured. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
A vindictive big game hunter who takes matters into his own hands when a judge
who sentenced his brother to death visits his neck of the woods -- or rather, his part
of the jungle. Then makes like a vigilante, bent on retribution for his brother's wrongful death. [JB]
3.26 [126] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: NIGHT RIDE TO BUTTE
26-Feb-1954
starring
James Millican
William Bishop
Scott Elliott
3.27 [127] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE GREAT LADY
05-Mar-1954 (originally broadcasted on Herald Playhouse)
starring
Ann Harding
Vera Miles
Douglas Kennedy
3.28 [128] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: GROUNDLOOP
12-Mar-1954
starring
Alex Nicol
Robert Ellis
Randy Stuart
Synopsis:
An ex-pilot's restlessness threatens his marriage. [RF]
3.29 [129] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: HER KIND OF HONOR
19-Mar-1954
starring
Pamela Mason ........ Josephine
Marjorie Lord
Hugh Marlowe
Synopsis:
A corporal in Napoleon's army, he faces death for his alleged
romantic involvement with Josephine. [RF]
3.30 [130] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE EDGE OF BATTLE
26-Mar-1954
starring
Ronald Reagan
Neville Brand
Gayle Kellogg
William McLean
Synopsis:
An Army lieutenant is held captive by a troubled G.I. [RF]
3.31 [131] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: TAPU
02-Apr-1954
starring
Richard Denning
Hilo Hattie
Synopsis:
A man returns to an island to claim buried gold. [RF]
3.32 [132] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE PLUGGED NICKEL
09-Apr-1954
starring
Macdonald Carey
3.33 [133] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: SOMETHING WONDERFUL
16-Apr-1954
starring
Claude Dauphin
John Bryant
3.34 [134] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: DAWN AT DAMASCUS
23-Apr-1954
starring
Gene Raymond
Paula Corday
Donald Murphy
3.35 [135] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: DECISION AT SEA
30-Apr-1954
starring
Don Taylor
Carl Benton Reid
Peter Lawford
William Phillips
3.36 [136] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: PRISONER IN THE TOWN
07-May-1954 (Originally broadcasted on Herald Playhouse)
starring
Carolyn Jones
John Ireland
3.37 [137] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE PEARL STREET INCIDENT
14-May-1954
starring
Horace MacMahon
Jacqueline De Witt
Nancy Davis
Synopsis:
A beauty parlor owner finds herself caught in the middle of an escaped criminal.
[RF]
3.38 [138] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: BLIZZARD BOUND
21-May-1954
starring
Forrest Tucker ....... Steve MacGregor
Donna Martell ........ Marie Lebec
Bill Phipps .......... Tony Kermit
John Dierkes ......... Joe Bronson
Synopsis:
The story of a fur trapper, his boss's son, and a beautiful girl,
marooned in the wilds of northern Canada. A plane crash adds
a dangerous criminal to the scene. [RF]
3.39 [139] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: LITTLE WAR AT SAN DEDE
28-May-1954
starring
Ross Elliott
Rodolfo Hoyos
John Agar
Pilar Del Rey
Willard Parker
3.40 [140] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE WHALE ON THE BEACH
04-Jun-1954
starring
Charles Winninger .... Captain Henry Coffin
Hope Emerson ......... Keziah Potter
John Qualen .......... Peleg Brewster
Dick Elliott ......... Sam Hammond
Synopsis:
A retired sea captain has problems when he finds a whale
washed up on his doorstep after a storm. [RF]
3.41 [141] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE TREASURE OF SANTO DOMINGO
11-Jun-1954 (Originally broadcasted on Herald Playhouse)
starring
Murvyn Vye
James Dunn
3.42 [142] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE BLACK MATE
18-Jun-1954
Written by Joseph Conrad
starring
Lee Van Cleef
Robert Cornthwaite
Paul Kelly
William Phillips
3.43 [143] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE MAN WHO ESCAPED FROM DEVIL'S ISLAND
25-Jun-1954
starring
Victor Jory
Romney Brent
3.44 [144] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: HOW THE BRIGADIER WON HIS MEDAL
02-Jul-1954 (originally broadcasted on Herald Playhouse)
Based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Brigadier Gerard short story
Directed by Justus Addiss
starring
Claude Dauphin ....... Brigadier Gerard
Eugenia Paul
Pat O'Moore
3.45 [145] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: RABBIT'S FOOT
09-Jul-1954
starring
Stephen McNally
Paul Langton
3.46 [146] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: SHOWDOWN AT SUNSET
16-Jul-1954
starring
Darryl Hickman
Tom Tully
Jan Shepard
3.47 [147] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE GENERAL'S BOOTS
23-Jul-1954
Written by John Q. Copeland
Director of photography George T. Clemens
Directed by Roy Kellino
starring
Basil Rathbone
Melville Cooper
John Dehner
Robin Hughes
Jack Carol
Synopsis:
Story concerns how a spit-and-polish general is able to save his own and
his companions' lives after a plane crash. [JB]
Synopsis 2:
The general, a foppish martinet with a passion for highly polished boots, is
cast
at sea with two others when their transport is shot down. One survivor,
Captain Thomas Flynn, despises the general, but his hatred turns to admiration
when the general almost perishes to conserve the little band’s water supply.
In the end Flynn is seen polishing the general’s boots
himself.
*Note: Also broadcasted on Bulova Showtime & Herald Playhouse.
3.48 [148] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: BY-LINE
30-Jul-1954
starring
Arthur Franz ........ Chris Grine
Marilyn Erskine ....... Julie Cole
Willis Bouchey ...... Angus MacDonald
Synopsis:
A reporter's girlfriend tries to keep him from stepping into a deadly trap
set by his vicious managing editor. [RF]
3.49 [149] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE ROMAN AND THE RENEGADE
06-Aug-1954 (rerun on Spotlight Playhouse)
directed by George Clemens (Emmy nominated)
starring
Scott Forbes
Faith Domergue
3.50 [150] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: GIFT OF THE DEVIL
13-Aug-1954
starring
Will Rogers Jr.
Joan Camden
Sally Fraser
3.51 [151] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: CAPTAIN IN COMMAND
20-Aug-1954
starring
Jeff Donnell
James Whitmore
Donald Murphy
3.52 [152] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: HEMMED IN
27-Aug-1954
starring
Jean Byron
Richard Carlson
3.53 [153] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: DELAY AT FORT BLISS
03-Sep-1954 CBS Fri
Story and teleplay by Richard Paul Stenger
Directed by Roy Kellino
Guest cast:
Sterling Hayden
Barbara Billingsley
James Seay
Walter Coy
James Brown
Jim Davis
Gayle Kellogg
Robert Nash
Frank Gerstle
Lorna Thayer
Synopsis:
A STRONG-WILLED ARMY OFFICER MUST DECIDE WHETHER TO SACRIFICE HIS
COMMAND OR TURN OVER THE SON OF AN APACHE CHIEF BEING HELD PRISONER
AT A LONELY ARMY OUTPOST IN ARIZONA. [SC]
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4.01 [154] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE SECRET
10-Sep-1954
From a Story by A.A Milne
starring
Tom Drake ......... Fletcher Craig
Tom Moore ......... Dick Monroe
Madge Kennedy ..... Clara Matheson
Doris Kenyon ...... Iris Marlowe
Francis X. Bushman ......... Max
Synopsis:
A Hollywood columnist solves the mysterious disappearance of a silent film star. [RF]
4.02 [155] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: REUNION AT STEEPLER'S HILL
17-Sep-1954
starring
John Ireland
John Larch
4.03 [156] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE PIPE
24-Sep-1954
Adapted from a story by L.J. Baeston
starring
Peter Lorre
Michael Pate
Lowell Gilmore
Synopsis:
A suspect in a diamond robbery cleverly outwits thieves
who think he has the store.
Syndication airing on Film Drama, KLZ-7 Denver, CO Wed.
15Jun 60 10:30 p.m. MDT [JBeer]
4.04 [157] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE VIKING
01-Oct-1954
starring
Charles Bickford
Lamont Johnson
Margaret Field
4.05 [158] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE NET DRAWS TIGHT
08-Oct-1954 (Originally broadcasted on Herald Playhouse)
starring
Edmond O'Brien ....... Rick Saunders
Skip Homeier ......... Slim Haskell
Paul Bryar ........... Sam Archer
Synopsis:
A diner owners suspects his worker of stealing from the till when
an injured killer wanders into the diner running from the police. [RF]
4.06 [159] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: SQUARE SHOOTIN'
15Oct-1954
starring
John Newland
Walter Sande
4.07 [160] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE BEST OF EVERYTHING
22-Oct-1954
starring
Don Taylor
Ann Tyrrell
Gar Moore
4.08 [161] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE SENSATION CLUB
29-Oct-1954
starring
Francis L. Sullivan ....... Garman
Synopsis:
The Sensation Club worships the unusual and the bizarre. What better
thing for Garman to bring before his fellow sensation-seekers than a man
he believes is being sought for murder by the police. [TA]
4.09 [162] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: NO RESCUE
05-Nov-1954 (Originally broadcasted on Herald Playhouse)
starring
Francis Lederer
Nancy Evans
Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
Synopsis:
A wanted Latin American jeopardizes his life to aid
fellow passengers in a plane crash.
Syndication airing on Film Drama, KLZ-7 Denver, CO Thurs.
16Jun 60 10:30 p.m. MDT [JBeer]
4.10 [163] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: MIDNIGHT HAUL
Meridian Productions, Inc.
12-Nov-1954 (originally broadcasted on Herald Playhouse)
Produced by William Self
Teleplay by Frank Burt
From a story by Charles Marquis Warren
Directed by Gerald Mayer
Director of photography George Clemens
Supervising Editor George Amy
Production Manger Ralph W. Nelson
Music by Melvyn Lenard
Guest cast:
Kevin McCarthy
K.T. Stevens
Lee Van Cleef
James Bell
James Anderson
Stuart Randell
Richard Benedict
Alan Reynolds
Leo Curley
Synopsis:
A SHORT HAUL TRUCKING COMPANY HAS BEEN LOSING THEIR VALUABLE
SHIPMENTS TO HIJACKERS. ONE OF THE COMPANY'S ACE DRIVER'S BELIEVES
ITS AN INSIDE JOB AND TAKE'S MATTERS INTO HIS OWN HANDS. [SC]
4.11 [164] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE LONG TRAIL
Meridian Productions, Inc.
19-Nov-1954 (copyright date 19Sept54)
Teleplay by George Bruce
Based on a Collier's short story by N.B. Stone, Jr.
Directed by Justus Addiss
Hosted by: Anthony Quinn
Guest cast:
starring
Anthony Quinn ....... Texas Ranger Clay Waldon
Robert Armstrong
Maxine Cooper
John Bryant
Steve Darrell
Hugh Sanders
George De Normand
Synopsis:
TEXAS RANGER, CLAY WALDON HAS BEEN IN THE SADDLE FOR SIX MONTHS,
FROM TEXAS TO OREGON IN PURSUIT OF A SUSPECTED MURDERER NAMED
SAM GATES. [SC]
4.12 [165] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE MYSTERY OF MURDER (film)
Meridian Productions, Inc. (copyright date 26Nov54)
26-Nov-1954
starring
Bruce Bennett ......... Paul Maston
Frances Rafferty ........ Kathy Maston
Christopher Dark ....... Frank Banks
Gilbert Fallman ....... Foreman
Byron Foulger ....... Mr. Teems
Synopsis:
On a second honeymoon with his wife, the judge gets a chance to test his theory
that
there is a criminal type that will not kill under any circumstances. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on S.R.O. Playhouse
20Jul57.
4.13 [166] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: VOLTURIO INVESTIGATES
Meridian Productions, Inc. (copyright date 03Dec54)
03-Dec-1954
Adapted from a short story by L.J. Beeston
starring
Basil Rathbone ........ Jewel Thief
Melville Cooper
John Dehner
*Note: From Detective Story Magazine, April 30,
1921.
Re-released in Ellery Queen Magazine October 1951.
4.14 [167] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: SPANGAL ISLAND
Meridian Productions, Inc. (copyright date 10Dec54)
10-Dec-1954
Produced by William Self
Written by Frank Burt
Story by Charles Marquis Warren
Directed by Gerald Mayer
Director of photography George T. Clemens
Edited by Samuel Gold
starring
Kevin McCarthy ...... Glenn Sheridan
K.T.Stevens ......... Eileen Thomas
James Bell .......... Pop Cehagen
Lee Van Cleef ....... Wink
James Anderson ...... Buck Snyder
Leo Curley .......... Sam Carlton
Stuart Randall ...... Hallahan
Richard Benedict .... Ace
Alan Reynolds ....... Walter Osborne
Synopsis:
A man in a small New England town is suspected of having
something to do with the disappearance of his rival. [Heikocleef]
4.15 [168] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: WOMAN EXPERT
Meridian Productions, Inc.
17-Dec-1954
starring
Howard Duff
Nancy Gates
Gertrude Michael
4.16 [169] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: DAY OF GOOD NEWS
Meridian Productions, Inc.
24-Dec-1954
starring
Cecil Kellaway ....... Samuel Cross
Marjorie Owens ....... Mary Hamilton
Casey Adams .......... Don Evers
Frank Ferguson ....... Harlowe Finch
Harry Antrim ......... John P. Holcomb
Marshall Bradford .... Hanson
Synopsis:
A man moves from the big city to a small town and works for the
local newspaper which only covers good news. [RF]
4.17 [170] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE DUMBEST MAN IN THE ARMY
Meridian Productions, Inc.
31-Dec-1954
starring
Russ Conway
William Boyett
Neville Brand
Donald Murphy
4.18 [171] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE COOL ONE
Meridian Productions, Inc.
07-Jan-1955
starring
Stephen McNally ........ Tom Novak
John Banner ........ Morris Odvarka
Hildy Parks ....... Trina Odvarka
Paul Langton ...... Landry
Tom London ....... Alonzo Cooper
Synopsis:
Tom Novak journeys to the Dakotas to find a wife and a ranch site. Although
he finds them, another man asserts prior claim to both. [TA]
4.19 [172] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: MAN OUT OF THE RAIN
Meridian Productions, Inc.
14-Jan-1955
starring
Phyllis Thaxter ........ Mona Tyrrel
Skip Homeier ........ Zakka
Allene Roberts ........ Patricia Marsh
Ray Walker ....... Policeman
Synopsis:
Floods followed by a landslide find Mona Tyrrel trapped in her home with Zakka
- a young man who is a complete stranger to her. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on Adventure Theater 28Jul61.
4.20 [173] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: UNDERGROUND
21-Jan-1955
Meridian Productions, Inc.
starring
Paul Kelly ......... Joe Tierney
Peggy O'Connor ....... Katie Tierney
John Lupton ........ Harry Coutts
Dennis Weaver
Synopsis:
Joe Tierney has had years of experience with the telephone company and
its underground cable system. Some hoods decide to kidnap him and
learn the location of a bank alarm. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on Adventure Theater 01Sep60.
4.21 [174] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: MURDER IN PARADISE
Meridian Productions, Inc.
28-Jan-1955
starring
John Ireland
Steven Geray
4.22 [175] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE LAST PILOT SCHOONER
Meridian Productions, Inc.
04-Feb-1955
From a Story by Ralph Delahaye Paine
starring
Marshall Thompson
John Hoyt
King Donovan
4.23 [176] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: MISTER SCHOOLMARM
Meridian Productions, Inc.
11-Feb-1955
(aka The Schoolmarm)
From a Story by Anna Fuller
starring
Martin Milner
Will Rogers Jr.
Synopsis:
A Civil War veteran is eager to teach the ways of peace and democracy
to the frontiersmen of the new state of Oregon. [RF]
4.24 [177] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE WAY TO FREEDOM
Meridian Productions, Inc.
18-Feb-1955
starring
Rhys Williams
Patric Knowles
Robert Warwick
Synopsis:
An embezzler gets the chance to impersonate a Scotland Yard Officer.
As such he is assigned to search for a murderer. [RF]
4.25 [178] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: FAST BREAK (film)
Meridian Productions, Inc.
25-Feb-1955
starring
Jackie Cooper ........ Bill Harlow
Betty Lynn ........ Lois Harlow
Michael Winkelman ........ Joey Harlow
Hayden Rorke ......... Pastor Thompson
Synopsis:
A former basketball player, once jailed for accepting a bribe, must move
from one city to another as his reputation catches up with him. [RF]
4.26 [179] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: FEDAR
Meridian Productions, Inc.
03-Mar-1955
starring
Scott Forbes
Ian Keith
Toni Gerry
4.27 [180] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: VISITOR IN THE NIGHT
Meridian Productions, Inc.
11-Mar-1955
From a Story by Freeman Wills Crofts
starring
Ellen Drew .......... Edith Norman
Dorothy Green ....... Constance Grant
Willard Parker ...... Mayor John Norman
Pierre Watkin ....... J. Harrison Hardesty
Synopsis:
An ambitious mayor has a tough time trying to explain what he was doing in
the company of a gorgeous blonde on election eve, when his wife was away. [RF]
*Syndication airing on Personal Appearance 15Aug58.
4.28 [181] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: RIDE TO THE WEST [SC]
Meridian Productions, Inc.
18-Mar-1955
(aka Night Ride To Butte)
Story and teleplay by Les Savage Jr.
Directed by George Archainbaud.
Hosted by Arleen Whelan
starring
John Ireland
William Bishop
James Millican
John Doucette
Jack Elam
Don Harvey
Scott Elliott
Hank Patterson
Ray Bennett
Synopsis:
TWO MEN, A WOMAN, AND A WOUNDED BOY ARE FLEEING IN A WAGON FROM A
LYNCHING MOB THAT BELIEVES THE BOY WAS INVOLVED WITH A STAGECOACH
ROBBERY AND MURDER. THE REAL ROBBERS ARE STAYING AT A WAY STATION
WHERE THE PEOPLE AND THE WAGON ARE TO STOP FOR THE NIGHT. [SC]
4.29 [182] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: LOG THE MAN INNOCENT
Meridian Productions, Inc.
25-Mar-1955
Written by Eric Scott
starring
Dan O'Herlihy
4.30 [183] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: TOURISTS - OVERNIGHT
Meridian Productions, Inc.
01-Apr-1955
starring
Barbara Hale
Norma Varden
4.31 [184] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: MISTER EARS
Meridian Productions, Inc.
08-Apr-1955
From the 1940 Saturday Evening Post Story by Eddy Orcutt
starring
Walter Brennan ..... Mr. Ears
Tommy Rettig ....... John Kelly
John Damler .......... Trent Kelly
Frances Zucco ........ Marian Kelly
Synopsis 1:
Mr. Ears is an elderly storekeeper who is teaching the young boy the ropes.
Synopsis 2:
An elderly storekeeper keeps his young friend John Kelly enthralled
with tales of his days as an Indian fighter.
[RF]
4.32 [185] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: O'BRIEN (film)
Meridian Productions, Inc.
15-Apr-1955
starring
Dan Duryea ....... Sam Ireland
Margaret Field ....... Carla
Virginia Lee ....... Ruby Swanson
Lillian Bronson ....... Lavinia Corey
Synopsis:
Federal Agent Ireland is assigned to a border town. There he poses as a
criminal and rents a room in a home suspected of being a hideout for
escaped convicts anxious to be smuggled across the border. [RF]
4.33 [186] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: WHO'S THE BLONDE? (film)
Meridian Productions, Inc.
22-Apr-1955
starring
Don Taylor ....... Tom Weldon
Maxine Cooper ....... Helen Weldon
Robert Cornthwaite ....... Durand
Alexander Campbell ........ Carothers
Synopsis:
Dollars disappear when a mysterious blonde appears at closing time in a bank.
The teller is hard pressed to explain the discrepancy in the day's receipts. [RF]
4.34 [187] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE BRUTE NEXT DOOR (film)
Meridian Productions, Inc.
29-Apr-1955
From the Saturday Evening Post Story by William Fay
starring
Hans Conried ........ Warren Fitzjerner
Hal Baylor ....... Bobo Shaughnessy
Frances Mercer ....... Janet Fitzjerner
Lucien Littlefield ........ Carl Schwatzmeier
Byron Foulger ........ Erick Schwatzmeier
Synopsis:
A mild-mannered architect harbors a secret love of the more violent forms of sport.
He gets his big chance when a boxer in need of a manager moves next door. [RF]
4.35 [188] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE UNLIGHTED ROAD
Meridian Productions, Inc.
06-May-1955
Produced by William Self
Directed by Justus Addiss
Written by Walter C. Brown
Director of photography George T. Clemens
starring
James Dean ........... Jeffrey Latham
Murvyn Vye ........... Mike Deegan
Edgar Stehli ......... Matt Schreiber
Patricia Hardy ....... Ann Burnett
Charles Wagenheim .... Roy Montana
Voltaire Perkins
Robert Williams
Synopsis 1:
Jeffrey Latham, a Korean War vet who innocently wanders into a roadside diner
one dark night looking for a cup of coffee and a sandwich. The owner takes a liking
to him and offers the young man a job, free meals and a place to sleep. He soon falls
in love with a decent and lovely local girl and seems well on the way towards building
an honest future for himself until he unwittingly becomes involved in the crooked
dealings of two shady characters who hang around the diner.
Synopsis 2:
A teenager wanders into a town in the hopes of making a better life for himself.
Unfortunately, he finds himself running with the wrong crowd. [RF]
Synopsis 3:
Jeffrey Latham, a young GI who when he returns to civilian life, takes a job in
a diner.
Unaware that the diner is the headquarters of a hi-jacking ring, he finds himself
not only implicated in highway robbery but also
murder. [RF]
*Note Reaired 16Nov56 on Playhouse of Stars.
4.36 [189] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: TOO MANY NELSONS
Meridian Productions, Inc.
13-May-1955
starring
Eddie Albert ...... Randy Smith
Frank Ferguson ....... Joe Nelson
Henry Rowland ....... Harry Beller
Eleanore Tanin ........ Pat McKee
Synopsis:
A western town in dominated by one family. When one of them is murdered,
a stranger in town finds himself the object of a lynching bee. [RF]
4.37 [190] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: SENTENCE OF DEATH (film)
Meridian Productions, Inc.
20-May-1955
Teleplay by George Bruce
Story by Thomas Walsh
starring
Cecil Kellaway
Bonita Granville ........ Ellen Morison
Paul Langton ........ Cochran
Ray Walker ........ Reynolds
Lisa Howard ........ Mrs. Sawyer
James Goodwin ....... Palica
Synopsis:
A girl witnesses the shooting of a druggist. But she doesn't go along with the
identification of a suspect made by other witnesses. [RF]
4.38 [191] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE ARGONAUTS (film)
Meridian Productions, Inc.
27-May-1955
From a Story by Kenneth Grahame
starring
Robert Newton ...... Simon Mantle
Jeanette Nolan ....... Martha
John Alderson ....... Mr. Blunt
Barbara Self ....... Mary Ellen
James Logan ....... Captain Spring
Ashley Cowan ........ Alf
Reginald Singh ...... Steward
Synopsis:
After nearly 30 years of dull routine, a shipping clerk signs on with a ship as a sailor.
But on the eve of embarkation, he meets up with more exciting fare in port. [RF]
4.39 [192] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: VISA FOR X
Meridian Productions, Inc.
03-Jun-1955
starring
Cecil Kellaway ........ Mr. Colley
Joan Elan ........ Mary Mercer
Anthony Eustrel ....... Willard
Bruce Lester ....... Ray
Tom Duggan ........ Colonel
Synopsis:
A member of the British Civil Service whose job it is to produce identity cards
for the War Office, is tempted to use his skills for illegitimate purposes when
his son becomes a fugitive. [RF]
4.40 [193] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: O'CONNOR AND THE BLUE-EYED FELONS
Meridian Productions, Inc.
10-Jun-1955
starring
Chuck Connors ........ Stanley O'Connor
Diana Lynn ........... Bonnie Brewster
Donald Murphy ........ Benjamin Walters
Herbert Heyes ........ Homer Matson
Elaine Edwards ....... Clarissa Matson
Bob Nichols .......... Lester Doyle
Synopsis:
A guest finally finds her way to O'Connor's insolvent fishing lodge in the High
Sierras.
But her car is flashy, her purse empty and her only
luggage a revolver. [RF]
4.41 [194] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: A MULE FOR SANTA FE
Meridian Productions, Inc.
17-Jun-1955
starring
Will Rogers Jr.
Karin Booth
Stephen Wootton
4.42 [195] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: SPLENDID WITH SWORDS
Meridian Productions, Inc.
24-Jun-1955
From a Story by Wythe Williams
starring
Farley Granger
Lillian Fontaine
Eduard Franz
4.43 [196] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE ORDEAL OF DR. SUTTON
Meridian Productions, Inc.
01-Jul-1955
starring
Raymond Burr
Marilyn Erskine
4.44 [197] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: AMBITIOUS COP
Meridian Productions, Inc.
08-Jul-1955
starring
Gene Evans ...... Joe Devlin
Dayton Lummis ...... Arthur Healy
John Stephenson ...... Dr. Jacob Gerski
Synopsis:
A policeman who wants to be a district attorney kills an old friend in a gun duel.
He now has to reckon not only with the public, which thinks of him as a killer,
but with angry mobsters. [RF]
4.45 [198] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: MEET MISTER JUSTICE
Meridian Productions, Inc.
15-Jul-1955
starring
Joe E. Brown
Nancy Kulp
John Baer
Kathleen Crowley
Jonathan Hale
4.46 [199] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: VISIBILITY ZERO
Meridian Productions, Inc.
22-Jul-1955
starring
Dean Jagger
Barry Kelley
4.47 [200] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE DIRECT APPROACH
Meridian Productions, Inc.
29-Jul-1955
starring
Mona Freeman ....... Debby Hood
John Archer ....... Barney Wallace
Minor Watson ....... General John Hood
Willis Bouchey ....... Robert Gregg
Synopsis:
It's the opinion of old General John Hood that the new bridge planned for the
town will
destroy the town's charm, not to mention its fishing. Picture his rage when his granddaughter
sets her cap for the chief engineer of the bridge. [RF]
4.48 [201] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: TOO LATE TO RUN
Meridian Productions, Inc.
05-Aug-1955
starring
Bobby Driscoll
Beverly Garland
Arthur Franz
4.49 [202] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: ON LEAVE
Meridian Productions, Inc.
12-Aug-1955
Based on a story by Stuart Cloete
starring
Claude Dauphin ...... Pvt. Henri Baptiste
Maurice Marsac
Michael Pate
Robert Easton
Synopsis:
Pvt. Henri Baptiste, decorated French soldier of World War I, obtains a leave
and visits his home village, only to find it devasted. [RF]
4.50 [203] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: JURY OF ONE
Meridian Productions, Inc.
19-Aug-1955
starring
Kenneth Tobey
Paul Kelly
Eleanore Tanin
Addison Richards
Bill Henry
4.51 [204] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE CASE FOR THE STATE
Meridian Productions, Inc.
26-Aug-1955
starring
Marshall Thompson
Hayden Rorke
Nancy Howard
Mark Herron
4.52 [205] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THREE MONTHS TO REMEMBER
Meridian Productions, Inc.
02-Sep-1955
starring
Don Taylor
Sallie Brophy
Diane Jergens
4.53 [206] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE UNINHIBITED FEMALE
Meridian Productions, Inc.
09-Sep-1955
starring
Marilyn Erskine
Barry Nelson
4.54 [207] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: WILD CALL
Meridian Productions, Inc.
16-Sep-1955
starring
J. Carrol Naish ...... Mr. Ridley
Ross Elliott ......... Mr. Melvin
William Leicester .... Mr. Taylor
Ray Teal ............. Captain Donovan
Barry McCallum ....... Mr. McGriff
Herb Vigran .......... Hendricks
Synopsis:
After forty years of working in a department story Mr. Ridley decides
to go on a sea voyage just like his whaling ancestors. [RF]
4.55 [208] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE QUITTER
Meridian Productions, Inc.
23-Sep-1955
starring
Noah Beery Jr.
Craig Stevens
Frances Rafferty
Raymond Hatton
Stephen Wootton
Synopsis:
The story of a harness horse that refuses to maintain the proper gait.
After a short period the horse invariably cuts loose. Trainer Bradley Taylor
enlists the aid of a mule to set the horse straight. [RF]
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5.01 [209] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE LAST MAN OUT
Meridian Productions, Inc.
30-Sep-1955
starring
Touch (Mike) Connors ....... Lou Renaldi
Regis Toomey ....... Babe Bricker
Thomas Mitchell ....... Sam Hawkins
Richard Erdman ....... Eddie McGuire
Edward Binns
Synopsis:
A once promising baseball player is now grounds keeper for a minor league
team. His deep knowledge of the game is more than the team's manager can handle. [RF]
5.02 [210] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: BANDIT'S HIDE-OUT
Meridian Productions, Inc.
07-Oct-1955
starring
Anthony Quinn
Gloria Saunders
Eduard Franz
Joseph Waring
Synopsis:
A gentle Spanish shepherd is married to a beautiful girl who is discontented
with
the quiet life they lead. He returns home one night to find both his wife and his
sheep gone. His bandit cousin, who made off with both, learns that the
shepherd's gentleness is deceptive. [RF]
5.03 [211] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: TWO-BIT GANGSTER
Meridian Productions, Inc.
14-Oct-1955
starring
Keenan Wynn .......... Bill Ottman
Addison Richards ..... Jesse Childs
Robert J. Wilke ...... Red Fischer
Barton MacLane ....... Chief Brooks
Richard Tyler ........ Dick Childs
Synopsis:
Newsman Bill Ottman travels to a small town to cover what appears to be a
routine robbery, in which a masked thief has killed an ex-con who interfered with his
getaway. But, the reporter's investigation begins to reveal the ex-con in the role of a hero. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on Twilight Theater 13Oct58.
5.04 [212] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE GIRL WHO SCARED MEN OFF
Meridian Productions, Inc.
21-Oct-1955
starring
Phyllis Avery
Hans Conried
5.05 [213] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: NOTHING TO DO TILL NEXT FALL
Meridian Productions, Inc.
28-Oct-1955
starring
James Dunn ........... Dan McLain
Willis Bouchey ....... J.B. Duringham
Russ Conway .......... Ed Beasley
Synopsis:
A college football coach is faced with a difficult decision for the big home
coming game. [RF]
5.06 [214] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: A GIFT OF LIFE (film)
Meridian Productions, Inc.
04-Nov-1955
starring
Don Defore ....... Bill Nichol
Barbara Billingsley ......... Clare Gibney
Robert Cornthwaite ....... Dr. Cabot
Dabbs Greer ....... Charlie
Jean Innes ........ Miss Strickland
Synopsis:
Story about a salesman who works so hard he collapses. The enforced idleness
of convalescence irritates him until he begins to wonder about the four anonymous
blood donors who saved his life. [RF]
5.07 [215] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: NO TRIAL BY JURY
Meridian Productions, Inc.
11-Nov-1955
Produced by William Self
Teleplay by Dewitt Bodeen
Based on a Saturday Evening Post Story by Andrew Geer
Directed by Reginald Borg
Hosted by Alex Nicol
Guest Cast:
Alex Nicol ........... Tod Bradley
Touch Connors ........ Mel Dunlap (aka Mike Connors)
Addison Richards ..... Pete Hunter
May Wynn
Dorothy Adams
Lane Chandler
Paul Engle
Synopsis 1:
A HOMESTEADER MUST PAY A RANCHER A LARGE SUM OF MONEY,
ACCORDING TO
WESTERN RANGE LAW, FOR A PRIZE HORSE OF HIS FOUND DEAD ON THE
HOMESTEADER'S PROPERTY.
Synopsis 2:
A valuable horse has drowned in a homesteader's well, and the law of the range
makes him liable because of his negligence in not fencing and covering the well.
He resigns himself to deeding over his water rights as payment. [SC]
5.08 [216] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: NIGHT IN THE BIG SWAMP (film)
Meridian Productions, Inc.
18-Nov-1955
starring
Scott Brady ........... Reno Cromwell
Myron Healey
Joan Vohs
Synopsis:
Reno Cromwell, a hunting guide obliged to aid the law in hunting down his
best friend, a killer. Reno's girlfriend is actually still in love with the killer, but
her pleas to Reno not to help in the pursuit are in vain. [RF]
5.09 [217] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE CARELESS CADET (film)
Meridian Productions, Inc.
25-Nov-1955
starring
Don Taylor ....... Sgt. Ben Destry
Regis Toomey ........ Colonel Hawks
Adam Kennedy ....... Charlie King
Tom Brown ......... Captain Barney O'Keefe
Jack Haddock ......... Doctor
Isobel Elsom ....... Mrs. Kennedy
Heidi Mullenger ...... Dorothy
John Bryant ...... Pete
Synopsis:
Sgt. Ben Destry, gets an appointment to West Point as a reward for valor in the Korean War.
But he scoffs at the Academy's traditions and finds the orders of his juniors hard to take. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on Saturday Playhouse 16Nov57.
5.10 [218] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: MOMENT OF TRIUMPH (film)
Meridian Productions, Inc.
02-Dec-1955
starring
Kevin McCarthy ....... Prentice Brown
Eduard Franz ....... Professor Randell
Angela Greene ........ Katherine Gould
Charlotte Lawrence ....... Nurse
Synopsis:
Prentice Brown, whose science professor years before was dismissed when he
refused to give a rich man's son a passing grade, he didn't deserve. Twenty years
have passed, and now the tycoon finds himself in a position to right the old wrong. [RF]
5.11 [219] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: ON THE NOSE
Meridian Productions, Inc.
09-Dec-1955
starring
Neville Brand
Richard Deacon
Ben Cooper
5.12 [220] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE BAITED HOOK
Meridian Productions, Inc.
16-Dec-1955
starring
Dane Clark ....... Sheriff Ames
Morris Ankrum ........ Link Bradford
Synopsis:
In a Florida swamp, Sheriff Ames is marooned with
killer Link Bradford. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on Adventure Theatre 1961.
5.13 [221] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: CHRISTMAS GUEST
Meridian Productions, Inc.
23-Dec-1955
starring
Dan O'Herlihy
Phyllis Avery
Hayden Rorke
5.14 [222] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: WELL OF ANGER
Meridian Productions, Inc.
30-Dec-1955
starring
Bill Williams ...... Ed Sawyer
Nancy Gates ...... Abby
Synopsis:
In the Old West, Ed Sawyer is trying to set up a modest homestead. But a big
rancher,
Luke Gans, uses violence to keep Sawyer away from the water supply. [RF]
5.15 [223] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: FOOLPROOF
Meridian Productions, Inc.
06-Jan-1956
starring
Claire Trevor ......... Mary Hunter
Walter Coy ......... Paul Hunter
Christopher Dark ........ Mark Baxter
Synopsis:
Following an accident, a woman awakens in a hospital bed with her eyes
and head swathed in bandages. Unknown to her, she is in the hands of enterprising
kidnappers - who hope to deceive her long enough to
collect a ransom. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on Adventure Theater 04Aug61.
5.16 [224] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: DEALER'S CHOICE
Meridian Productions, Inc.
13-Jan-1956
starring
John Ireland
Philip Ahn
Synopsis:
The owner of the pearling ship Mandalay loses his ship to one Bert Kassen,
in a poker game. Though he suspects Kassen played a crooked game,
he signs on with him for the next voyage, convinced the new owner will
soon be only too happy to sell the ship back to
him. [RF]
5.17 [225] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE BIG PAYDAY
Meridian Productions, Inc.
20-Jan-1956
starring
James Whitmore ...... Tommy McDermott
Richard Crane ....... Chuck Carmody
Synopsis:
A former fighter always wanted to be champ, but never made it.
He's a manager now, and hopes his heavyweight
contender will make it. [RF]
5.18 [226] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE DAY I DIED
Meridian Productions, Inc.
27-Jan-1956
starring
David Brian .......... Phil Derringer
Ann Doran ............ Amy
Dorothy Patrick Davis ... Ruth Andrews
Synopsis:
Ruthless business tycoon is convinced he owes all his success to himself alone.
But a strange thing happens to him on a hospital operating table. [RF]
5.19 [227] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE GENTLE STRANGER
Meridian Productions, Inc.
03-Feb-1956
starring
Joanne Dru
John Hudson
John Miljan
5.20 [228] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: TOP MAN
Meridian Productions, Inc.
10-Feb-1956
starring
Scott Forbes
John Lupton
James Ramsey Ullman
5.21 [229] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: ON A DARK NIGHT
Meridian Productions, Inc.
17-Feb-1956
starring
Will Rogers Jr.
Tina Carver
5.22 [230] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: ORDEAL
Meridian Productions, Inc.
24-Feb-1956
starring
John Ireland .......... Andrew Evans
Maxine Cooper ......... Jean Evans
Kenneth Tobey ......... Lt. Lambert
Jack Haddock .......... Hogue
Synopsis:
No one believes a man when he tries to insist he saw a murder committed. [RF]
5.23 [231] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: SHOWDOWN AT PAINTED ROCK
Meridian Productions, Inc.
02-Mar-1956
starring
Lyle Bettger
5.24 [232] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: WEB OF CIRCUMSTANCE
Meridian Productions, Inc.
09-Mar-1956
starring
Thomas Mitchell ....... Carl Smith
Hugh Beaumont ....... Tom Sutton
Jeanette Nolan ....... Elva Smith
James Seay ....... Detective Bucy
Lyle Talbot ....... Fred Carlson
Synopsis:
A bank teller for years has been stealing pennies and stashing away dollars
taken from his wife's grocery budget. Object: to make a break from his shrewish
spouse and sail for an island paradise in the Pacific. [RF]
5.25 [233] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE YOUNG AND THE BRAVE
Meridian Productions, Inc.
16-Mar-1956
starring
John Ericson .......... Eddie Younger
Eleanore Tanin ........ Susan
Gayle Kellogg ......... Barney
Paul Bryar ............ Big Malone
Synopsis:
Aboard a destroyer, gunner's mate Eddie Younger has gone sour on the navy.
But his attitude changes during the course of a battle. [RF]
5.26 [234] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE WAITING HOUSE
Meridian Productions, Inc.
23-Mar-1956
written by Betty Ulius
starring
Phyllis Kirk .......... Barbara Hunter
Paul Langton .......... Pete
Dorothy Green ......... Liz
Arthur Gould-Porter ... Andy
Synopsis:
The honeymoon house in Bermuda which a couple has chosen has been
the scene of accidents to a good many tenants
before them. [RF]
5.27 [235] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE FINGER OF GOD
Meridian Productions, Inc.
30-Mar-1956
starring
Jeff Morrow
5.28 [236] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: ANGELS IN THE SKY
Meridian Productions, Inc.
06-Apr-1956
starring
Marcia Henderson
Bill Williams
5.29 [237] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE BITTER LAND
Meridian Productions, Inc.
13-Apr-1956
starring
John Newland .......... Wesley Hammond
Jack Diamond .......... Tip Case
Roy Roberts ........... Sheriff Tom Judson
Frank Sully ........... Coots Larkin
Terry Frost ........... Joe Case
Paul Fierro ........... Walt Janes
Synopsis:
A dude goes west to find the man who killed his son in a bank holdup. [RF]
5.30 [238] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE MYSTERIOUS CARGO
Meridian Productions, Inc.
20-Apr-1956
starring
J. Carrol Naish
5.31 [239] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: STEP RIGHT UP AND DIE
Meridian Productions, Inc.
Filmed at Revue Studios
27-Apr-1956
Producer William Self
Directed by Robert Florey
Story and teleplay by Tony Barrett
Director of photography, George Clemens
Supervising editor George Amy
Assistant director Ken Warrus
Production Manager Ralph W. Nelson
Music by Melvyn Leonard
Hosted by Lyle Bettger
Guest cast:
Lyle Bettger
Dorothy Patrick Davis
John Doucette
Fred Sherman
Paul Smith
Claire Carleton
Tom Noll
Joe Martia
Synopsis:
SUSPENSE AND TERROR STRIKE'S THE MIDWAY AT AN AMUSEMENT PARK WHEN
A CONCESSION BARKER IS UNDER SUSPICION FOR THE MURDER OF THE AMUSEMENT
PARK'S OWNER, AND THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A LARGE SUM OF MONEY. [SC]
5.32 [240] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: FORMOSA PATROL
Meridian Productions, Inc.
04-May-1956
Based on Jacland Marmur's short story
Directed by Harold Schuster
starring
Eddie Bracken .......... Gunner's Mate
Carl Benton Reid ....... Admiral
Synopsis:
The story of the destroyer USS DeHaven and a persistent rain that turned
into the third worst storm in the history of the
coastal Southern California. [RF]
*Note: Filmed aboard the USS DeHaven. There is a great article with pictures of
the
making of this episode in TVGuide March 24-30 Dave Garroway issue.
5.33 [241] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: PLAGUE SHIP
Meridian Productions, Inc.
11-May-1956
starring
Ward Bond ............ Captain Parker
Jon Shepodd .......... Tony Benson
Edward Platt ......... Sparks
Robert Foulk ......... Anderson
Paul Brinegar ........ Brown
Synopsis:
A sea captain finds that his ship is threatened by bubonic plague. [RF]
5.34 [242] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: OFFICER NEEDS HELP
Meridian Productions, Inc.
18-May-1956
starring
Stephen McNally ...... Dan Grabow
John Bryant .......... Lt. Lyle Smith
Walter Sands ......... Al Harper
Synopsis:
Dan Grabow is given a 90-day tryout as chief of police in a
small beach town. His discovers that none of the members of
his force have received adequate police
training. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on Twilight Theater 03Sep58.
5.35 [243] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: DATE FOR TOMORROW
Meridian Productions, Inc.
25-May-1956
starring
John Ericson
Susan Kohner
Paul Richards
Synopsis:
Two escaped convicts plan to use a young amusement park ticketseller as
a pawn in a robbery. But the best-laid plans may suffer when a
beautiful young girl is involved. [RF]
5.36 [244] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: Unknown -possibly pre-empt or rerun
01-Jun-1956
5.37 [245] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE ROUSTABOUT
Meridian Productions, Inc.
08-Jun-1956
starring
Scott Brady
Jeanne Moody
Harry Antrim
5.38 [246] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: PATTERN FOR PURSUIT
Meridian Productions, Inc.
15-Jun-1956
starring
Arthur Franz
Margaret Field
5.39 [247] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: WITNESS TO CONDEMN
Meridian Productions, Inc.
22-Jun-1956
Producer William Self
Written by Muriel Roy Bolton
Director of photography George T. Clemens
Directed by Robert Florey
starring
Teresa Wright .... Laura Savage
Warren Stevens ... Peter Jordan
Ray Walker ....... Detective
Joe Bailey ....... Killer
Irene Seidner .... Mary
Kay Stewart ...... Janet
John Bryant ...... Tony Savage
Lewis Martin ..... Max
Synopsis:
The only witness to a murder loses her sight as a result
of an attack by the killers. [RF]
5.40 [248] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: WEAPON OF COURAGE
Meridian Productions, Inc.
29-Jun-1956
starring
Kevin McCarthy ..... Mark Quinlin
Victor Jory ........ Ferdie Shiff
Maxine Cooper ...... Molly Quinlin
Michael Winkelman... Jimmy Quinlin
Baynes Barron ...... Tony
Frank Gerstle ...... Joe Garson
John Dennis ........ Ed Warren
Wilfrid Knapp ...... Mr. Masterson
Synopsis:
A disabled war veteran who has taken a job as a bank teller
feels that his disability has made him useless. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on Twilight Theater
27Aug58.
5.41 [249] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE MECHANICAL COOK
Meridian Productions, Inc.
06-Jul-1956
starring
William Bendix
Audrey Totter
Harry Tyler
Synopsis:
An Air Force crew chief who wants to be a cook gets his big chance. He is
assigned
to the private plane of a general who is reputed to be a gourmet. But he finds
his path to culinary stardom blocked by a WAF dietician. [RF]
5.42 [250] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE HAPPY SUN
Meridian Productions, Inc.
13-Jul-1956
starring
Walter Brennan
Kenneth Tobey
Nancy Hadley
George Brent
5.43 [251] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE BANKMOUSE
Meridian Productions, Inc.
20-Jul-1956
starring
Joan Caulfield
Betty Caulfield
Jon Shepodd
5.44 [252] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: DARA
Meridian Productions, Inc.
27-Jul-1956
starring
Phyllis Thaxter ...... Dara Meadows
Donald Curtis ........ Steve
Gerald Mohr
Synopsis:
An actress is informed that her husband was killed in a plane crash,
but he suddenly returns. And when he does, he
accuses her of sabotaging the plane. [RF]
5.45 [253] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: FLOWERS FOR JENNY
Meridian Productions, Inc.
03-Aug-1956
starring
Dale Robertson
Claudia Barrett
5.46 [254] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: REPERCUSSION
Meridian Productions, Inc.
10-Aug-1956
starring
Dan Duryea ....... Pete Richards
Marcia Henderson ....... Jeanne Richards
Ross Elliott ....... Ronnie Simpson
Synopsis:
A hard-hitting crime reporter discovers that his wife
once worked for a gambling ring. [RF]
5.47 [255] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: BOILING POINT
Meridian Productions, Inc.
17-Aug-1956
5.48 [256] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: STRANGE DEFENSE
Meridian Productions, Inc.
24-Aug-1956
starring
Constance Ford
David Brian
5.49 [257] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: I'LL WAIT FOR YOU
Meridian Productions, Inc.
31-Aug-1956
starring
Joan Evans
Ben Cooper
5.50 [258] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE PRESS AGENT
Meridian Productions, Inc. (copyright date 07Sep56)
07-Sep-1956
starring
Jack Carson .......... Danny Scott
Nancy Gates
John Lupton
Synopsis:
Show biz agent Danny Scott is taking a bigger cut from his client then he
should. [RF]
5.51 [259] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: MIDNIGHT KILL
Meridian Productions, Inc. (copyright date 14Sep56)
14-Sep-1956
starring
James Whitmore ....... Joe Benson
Phyllis Avery ........ Susan Kerney
Carl Benton Reid ......... Arthur Kerney
Synopsis:
Joe Benson, policeman turner lawyer, is running for the city council. When a
policeman is killed, Joe thinks local gangsters planned the murder. [RF]
5.52 [260] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: TOP SECRET
Meridian Productions, Inc.
21-Sep-1956 (copyright date 21Sep56)
starring
Patricia Hardy
Lee Bowman
Synopsis:
A man comes under close scrutiny after documents of value disappear. [RF]
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6.01 [261] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: MOMENT OF VENGEANCE
Meridian Productions, Inc. (copyright date 28Sep56)
28-Sep-1956
Produced by William Self
Teleplay by Lowell Barrington
Based on a story by Elmore Leonard
Directed by Alvin Ganzer
starring
Ward Bond
Gene Nelson
Angie Dickinson
Myron Healey
Alex Montoya
Lane Bradford
Boyd Morgan
Julia Montoya
6.02 [262] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE HOUSE THAT JACKSON BUILT
Meridian Productions, Inc. (copyright date 05Oct56)
05-Oct-1956
starring
Diana Lynn
Arthur Franz
Synopsis:
A career girl fed up with man-hunting decides to buy a house
and settle down to spinsterhood gracefully. [RF]
6.03 [263] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE TROPHY
Meridian Productions, Inc. (copyright date 12Oct56)
12-Oct-1956
starring
Jack Carson ......... Harry Mauldron
Patricia Morison .... Jennifer Mauldron
Peter Adams ......... Steven Loring
Robert Carson ....... David Compton
Phyllis Stanley ..... Gladys Wilder
William O'Brien ..... Butler
Synopsis:
A self-made man uses his money to offset his crudeness.
His wife is constantly humiliated by his bad taste. [RF]
*Note: Aired in syndication on "The Playhouse" 16Jul59.
6.04 [264] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: ENOCH PRENTISS
Meridian Productions, Inc. (copyright date 19Oct56)
19-Oct-1956
6.05 [265] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: ALWAYS THE BEST MAN
Meridian Productions, Inc. (copyright date 26Oct56)
26-Oct-1956
starring
Don Taylor .......... Pete
Adam Kennedy ........ George
Angie Dickinson ..... Ann
Greta Thyssen ....... Lydia
Synopsis:
A bachelor talks his best friend into breaking his engagement. But after he
meets the man's ex-fiance, he begins to fall in love
with her himself! [RF]
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: no details
02-Nov-1956
6.06 [266] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE NIGHT THEY WON THE OSCAR
Meridian Productions, Inc. (copyright date 09Nov56)
09-Nov-1956
starring
June Lockhart ........ Fay Cameron
Richard Carlson ........ Larry Cameron
Hayden Rorke ......... Brian Levering
Dorothy Green ......... Monica Levering
Synopsis:
A dedicated director has had the loving support and understanding of his wife
during the years in which he mastered his craft. After he wins an Oscar for a picture
he directed, they find they are rapidly drifting apart. [RF]
6.07 [267] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: EXPLOSION
Revue Productions, Inc. prod. no. 1304A
16-Nov-1956
starring
Jack Kelly
Synopsis 1:
Enemy agents battle for control of an oil well. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A secret agent in South America poses as an eccentric Englishman. [RF]
6.08 [268] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE LETTER
Meridian Productions, Inc. (copyright date 23Nov56)
23-Nov-1956
starring
Vera Miles
John Ericson
Synopsis:
A Southern girl discovers that Confederate soldiers are not receiving letters
from home.
She therefore decides to deliver letters from her neighbors to their sons and sweethearts. [RF]
6.09 [269] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: ONCE UPON A TIME
(copyright title "Once Upon A Crime")
Revue Productions, Inc. (copyright date 30Nov56)
30-Nov-1956
starring
Peter Lawford
Rudy Lee
Ray Ferrell
Synopsis 1:
A small girl teaches a thief about honesty after she sees him commit a crime. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A thief steals the money box from an amusement park, then attaches himself
to a group of children to keep from getting caught. [RF]
6.10 [270] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE WASHINGTON INCIDENT
Revue Productions, Inc. (copyright date 07Dec56)
07-Dec-1956
Directed by John Brahm
starring
Mark Stevens ......... Abraham Lincoln
James Gregory ........ Morgan
Fredd Wayne .......... Pollack
Dean Stockwell
Synopsis:
During the trying days of 1862, Abraham Lincoln overhears a disturbing
conversation. [RF]
6.11 [271] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: A TALE OF WELLS FARGO
Revue Productions, Inc.
(pilot for 'Tales of Wells Fargo' western series 1957-62)
(aka The Hole-In-The-Wall Gang)
14-Dec-1956
Produced by Nat Holt
Story and Teleplay by Frank Gruber
Directed by Bernard Gerard
starring
Dale Robertson .......... Jim Hardie
Helen Westscott ....... Bess
Stuart Randall ........ Marshal
John Berardino ........ Harrigan
Tom McDonough ......... Rosser
John Merrick .......... Beal
Paul Fix
Ray Teal
George Chandler
William Forrest
Jason Johnson
Joe McGuinn
Synopsis 1:
Special Wells Fargo Agent, Jim Hardie goes after a gang of train robbers,
known as the Haggerty Brothers who stole a Wells-Fargo strong box
containing twenty-thousand dollars in gold. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
A gang of outlaws conduct a series of Wells Fargo stagecoach and office
robberies.
The company assigns Jim Hardie to investigate
and stop the robbers. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on Colgate Western Theater 17Jul59.
6.12 [272] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: A LIGHT IN THE DESERT
Revue Productions, Inc. (copyright date 21Dec56)
21-Dec-1956
starring
Lew Ayres
Virginia Field
6.13 [273] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE BIG PAYOFF
(copyright title "The Payoff")
Revue Productions, Inc. (copyright date 21Dec56)
28-Dec-1956
starring
Ralph Bellamy ....... Joe McQuade
Nat Pendleton
Synopsis:
Joe McQuade is a respected and honest detective, who is in line for a promotion.
His daughter needs an operation and a racketeer offers him money. [RF]
6.14 [274] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE LADY WAS A FLOP
Revue Productions, Inc. (copyright date 18Oct56)
04-Jan-1957
starring
Mickey Rooney ....... Red McGivney
J. Pat O'Malley ...... Morgan
Hayden Rorke ....... Whitlock
Synopsis:
Red McGivney, a former jockey who now works as an exercise boy,
is sure that a race horse named Lady has the makings of a champion.
After everyone else has given up, Red buys her to train and race
himself. [RF]
6.15 [275] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: TOWER ROOM 14-A
Revue Productions, Inc. (copyright date 13Nov56)
11-Jan-1957
Produced by Frank P. Rosenberg
Teleplay by David P. Harmon
Based on a story by Raymond Chandler
Directed by Don Weis
starring
Edmond O'Brien
Ruta Lee
Richard Jaeckel
Jerry Paris
Joseph Corey
Edward Wright
Peggy Connolly
Kirby Smith
Marilyn Buferd
Rayford Barnes
6.16 [276] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: TERROR IN THE STREETS
Revue Productions, Inc. (copyright date 21Nov56)
18-Jan-1957
starring
Linda Darnell
Richard Long
K.T. Stevens
6.17 [277] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE ENCHANTED
Revue Productions, Inc. (copyright date 26Oct56)
25-Jan-1957
directed by John Brahm
starring
Anna Maria Alberghetti
Kurt Kasznar
John Ericson
Synopsis 1:
A man brings a young girl into his house with the intention of training her to
be his wife. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A roadhouse operator is in love with his young ward. [RF]
6.18 [278] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: ONE LEFT OVER
Revue Productions, Inc. (copyright date 07Dec56)
01-Feb-1957
starring
Robert Cummings
Beverly Washburn
Steve Brodie
6.19 [279] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: SOMETIMES YOU BREAK EVEN
Revue prod. no. 118A (08Feb57 copyright date)
08-Feb-1957
Directed by John Brahm
starring
Mona Freeman ......... Susan
Barry Atwater ........ Captain Hartman
John Wilder .......... Carl
Will J. White ........ Don
Synopsis:
An Army doctor and nurse have two critical patients and lock horns
over how to deal with the lack of resources. [RF]
6.20 [280] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: NIGHT DRIVE
Revue prod. no. 114A (copyright date 15Feb57)
15-Feb-1957
starring
Everett Sloane
Constance Cummings
6.21 [281] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE WEDDING PRESENT
Revue prod. no. 116A (copyright date 22Feb57)
22-Feb-1957
starring
Celeste Holm
Gary Merrill
6.22 [282] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE LIFE YOU SAVE (film)
Revue prod. no. 112A (copyright date 18Dec56)
01-Mar-1957
Produced by Frank P. Rosenberg
Adapted by Nelson Gidding
Based on Flannery O'Connor's short story
Directed by Herschel Daugherty
starring
Gene Kelly ....... Tom T. Triplet
Janice Rule ....... Lucynell Crater
Agnes Moorehead
Paul Smith ....... George
Buddy Hart ....... Hitchhiker
Barbara Pepper ....... Miss Buell
Synopsis:
Tom T. Triplet is an engaging one-armed tramp, a man who has been to a lot of
places
and seen a lot of things. But never before has he seen anyone like Lucynell Crater,
a deaf-mute of angelic innocence. Marriage was the furthest thing from Tom's mind
as he made his rounds through an impoverished section of the South. [RF]
6.23 [283] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: CARRIAGE FROM BRITAIN
Revue prod. no. 126A (copyright date 08Mar57)
08-Mar-1957
starring
Janet Leigh
Eduardo Ciannelli
6.24 [284] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE GIRL IN THE GRASS (film)
Revue prod. no. 122A (copyright date 15Mar57)
15-Mar-1957
Adapted by Dwight Taylor
Based on a story by Margery Sharp
Directed by Ray Milland
starring
Carolyn Jones ........ the Girl
Ray Milland ....... Harry Carstairs
Fay Baker ....... Sylvia
Nora Marlowe ...... Katherine
Olive Blakeney ....... Briggs
Synopsis:
Harry Carstairs wakes up on a beautiful Indian summer day feeling young
and adventurous. His wife, however, doesn't share his romantic mood, so Harry
wanders off to the park. He intends to read the financial page, but finds himself
being stared at by a beautiful girl. [RF]
6.25 [285] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: FOR BETTER, FOR WORSE
Revue prod. no. 129A (copyright date 22Mar57)
22-Mar-1957
Directed by John Brahm
starring
Bette Davis
Anne Baxter
6.26 [286] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE RESTLESS GUN
(pilot for 'The Restless Gun' western series 1957-59 )
Revue Productions, Inc. (copyright date 29Mar57)
29-Mar-1957
starring
John Payne ....... Vint Bonner
Andrew Duggan ....... Red Dawson
William Hopper ....... Don Maler
Michael Landon
6.27 [287] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: CLOTHES MAKE THE MAN (film)
Revue prod. no. 113A (copyright date 05Apr57)
05-Apr-1957
adapted by Arthur Sheekman
from a story by Nunnally Johnson
starring
Hume Cronyn ....... Wilbur Meeler
Jessica Tandy ....... Cora Torrence
Hans Conried ....... Emory Caldwell
Joseph Kearns ....... Pembrook
Russell Hicks ....... J. Winston Fletcher
Ray Walker ....... Hilburn
Bill McLean ....... Ben
Olan Soule ....... Night Clerk
Herb Vigran ....... Jason
Synopsis:
Traveling salesman Wilbur Meeler has stayed at the modest Aragon Hotel
for years. He's been known by the loud clothes he wears. Checking back
into the hotel after a selling trip, he finds anew manager who's determined to
upgrade the hotel. The manager decides Wilbur must go! [RF]
6.28 [288] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE BLUE HOTEL (film)
Revue prod. no. 111A (copyright date 12Apr57)
12-Apr-1957 (rerun 26Jul57)
Adapted by John McGreevey
Story by Stephen Crane
Directed by John Brahm
starring
Vincent Price ....... Swede
Lee Van Cleef ....... Cowboy
Chick Chandler ....... Easterner
Adam Kennedy ....... Johnnie
Tristram Coffin ....... Gambler
Phil Chambers ....... Manager
Synopsis:
A Swede arrives in a small Nebraska town and checks into the hotel there.
He's convinced that everyone is ready to kill him. Violence ensues when,
during a card game, he accuses a cowboy of cheating. [RF]
6.29 [289] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: GIRL WITH A GLOW
Revue prod. no. 123A (copyright date 19Apr57)
19-Apr-1957
starring
John Forsythe .......... Peter Bronson
Patricia Crowley ....... June Baker
6.30 [290] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: HEY, MAC
Revue prod. no. 120A (copyright date 26Apr57)
26-Apr-1957
starring
Gary Merrill
Sue George
Marian Marsh
Gordon Gebert
6.31 [291] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE TRAVELING CORPSE
Revue prod. no. 136A (copyright date 03May57)
03-May-1957 CBS Fri
Produced by Joan Harrison
Teleplay by Joel Murcott
Based on a story by Norman Matson
Directed by James Neilson
starring
Dennis O'Keefe
John Baragrey
Gertrude Michael
Leora Dana
Synopsis:
Professor Stephen Bolt, a teacher of criminology, hears a strange story from
a guest lecturer: a man dies suddenly. While his wife is arranging the burial,
the corpse disappears. [TA]
6.32 [292] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE DEAD ARE SILENT
Revue prod. no. 125A (copyright date 06May57)
10-May-1957
starring
Glynnis Johns
6.33 [293] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: SWITCH STATION
Revue prod. no. 138A (copyright date 14May57)
17-May-1957 (Network rerun 04Oct57)
Directed by John Brahm
starring
Charlton Heston
John Carradine
Edgar Buchanan ....... Henry Maguire
Catherine McLeod ..... Bess Maguire
John Dierkes ......... Dr. Belvedere
Paul Burns ........... Old Pete
Boyd Stockman ........ Driver
Synopsis:
A wandering cowboy gets a job at a stagecoach station's switch station.
Fond of his wandering life, he refuses the offer of a permanent job.
Then a band of stagecoach robbers rides in and threatens the
cowboy's employer and his
daughter. [JBeer]
*Syndication airing on "Spotlight Playhouse" Tuesday 25Aug59 CBS,
Presented by Johnson's Wax.
6.34 [294] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: SISTER LOUISE GOES TO TOWN
Revue prod. no. 128A (copyright date 24May57)
24-May-1957 CBS Friday
Directed by John Brahm
starring
Teresa Wright ....... Sister Louise
Josephine Hutchinson
Synopsis:
A nun with an inventive mind cannot seem to keep her mind on her duties
at St. Cecile's, which involve collecting clothing for
foreign missions. The
cloister's leaky roof bothers her and, after receiving word she has come
into an inheritance, she decides to do something about it. [TA]
6.35 [295] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE SWORD
Revue prod. no. 134A (copyright date 31May57)
31-May-1957
starring
Fredd Wayne .......... Cyrano de Bergerac
Jacques Sernas ....... Paul de la Force
Nicola Michaels ...... Marion
Henry Daniell ........ Count Maverin
John Doucette ........ Bouclet
Paul Frees............ Baliff
Synopsis:
The tale of the journey of Cyrano in search of his Dulce.
6.36 [296] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: AN OLD SPANISH CUSTOM
Revue prod. no. 130A (copyright date 07Jun57)
07-Jun-1957 CBS Friday (Network Rerun 27Sep57)
directed by John Brahm
starring
Dolores del Río
Cesar Romero
with:
Murray Hamilton
Leon Askin
Celia Lovsky
Belle Mitchell
Synopsis:
A temperamental movie star believes she can issue
orders to everyone - even people she's just met. [TA]
6.37 [297] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: STORM OVER RAPALLO
Revue prod. no. 145A (copyright date 12Jun57)
14-Jun-1957 CBS Friday (Network Rerun 27Sep57)
directed by Paul Henreid
starring
Ricardo Montalban
Yvonne De Carlo
6.38 [298] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: FIFTY BEAUTIFUL GIRLS
Revue prod. no. 132A (copyright date 21Jun57)
21-Jun-1957 CBS Fri
starring
Barbara Bel Geddes ... Marcia
Edward Andrews ....... Anders
Synopsis:
A dancer receives death threats by repeatedly receiving letters and phone calls.
[RF]
6.39 [299] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: SPORTING CHANCE
Revue prod. no. 148A (copyright date 24Jun57)
28-Jun-1957 CBS Fri
starring
John Baragrey
Mark Stevens
6.40 [300] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: NIGHT FRIGHT
Revue prod. no. 138A (copyright date 16Jul57)
19-Jul-1957 CBS Fri
6.41 [301] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: EASY-GOING MAN
Revue prod. no. 108A (copyright date 07Mar57)
02-Aug-1957 CBS Fri
starring
Lee Marvin ........ Jim Patterson
Virginia Grey ..... Laura Ward
Danny Richards .... Sonny
Synopsis 1:
A boy plays cupid for his widowed mother and her old flame. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Jim Patterson goes to the Olive Branch Saloon to play faro. He's surprised to
find his
old girlfriend Laura Ward working there as a dealer. Then he learns that the wild
teenager he sees there is her son. Now a widow, Laura is unable to control Sonny,
and Jim decides to take the boy back to his ranch to
straighten him out. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on Western Theater 31Jul59.
6.42 [302] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: HANDS OF THE ENEMY
Revue prod. no. 107A (copyright date 17Apr57)
09-Aug-1957
starring
Kevin McCarthy
Hope Summers
Michael Landon
Rhys Williams
Synopsis:
An attorney almost becomes a killer's second victim. [RF]
6.43 [303] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE FACE OF A KILLER
Revue prod. no. 1312A (copyright date 14Aug57)
16-Aug-1957
(syndicated on "Studio 57")
Produced by Richard Lewis
Directed by Mark Stevens
Story & teleplay by Charles Beaumont
starring
Mark Stevens ..... Art Sears/Philip Cunningham
Sam Buffington
Peter Damon
Jean Howell
William Kendis
Max Power
Howard Dayton
Butch Bernard
Olan Soule
Synopsis 1:
A Gangster on the run conceives an idea to assume the identity of a banker by
convincing
a down-and-out plastic surgeon to change his face
resembling that of the Banker. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
Tired of running from the law, Arthur Sears hatches a diabolical scheme.
He plans to do away with a respectable bank president. [JB]
6.44 [304] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: GOODBYE, JOE
Revue prod. no. 1311A (copyright date 22Aug57)
22-Aug-1957
6.45 [305] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: ALWAYS OPEN AND
SHUT
Revue prod. no. 1303A (copyright date 04Mar57)
29-Aug-1957
(syndicated airing on "Studio 57" 08Apr57)
Producer Richard Lewis
Teleplay by David P. Harmon
Original story by Thomas Walsh
Directed by Don McDougall
Guest Cast:
Ray Danton
Scott Brady
Jean Howell
Synopsis:
Two young policemen, partners on a risky night patrol,
jealously love the same woman. [JB]
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7.01 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THREE DOLLAR BILL
Revue prod. no. 146A (copyright date 02Jul57)
13-Sep--57 CBS
starring
Patricia Crowley
Steve Forrest ........ Eddie Martin
Synopsis:
Eddie Martin is making lots of money at his job and he's happy. Not so his wife,
who thinks Eddie should work behind a desk and wear a grey-flannel suit. In an effort
to help her husband get ahead, she throws a dinner party for the boss. [RF]
7.02 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: ONE WAY OUT
Revue prod. no. 149A (copyright date 03Jul57)
20-Sep-1957
starring
Harry Guardino ....... Bill Hungerford
Vanessa Brown ........ Betty
Stephen McNally ...... Lt. Al Merrit
Malcolm Atterbury .... Timsson
Barry Kelley ......... Tenny
Charles Quinleven .... Kirkwood
Synopsis:
A man serving a long sentence finds his only ticket out
is through parole and good behavior. [RF]
[--] 27-Sep-57 rerun of "Storm over Rapallo" (first
aired 14Jun57)
(to be verified)
[--] 04-Oct-57 rerun of "Switch Station (first aired 14May57
(to be verified)
7.03 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: SMARTY (film)
Revue prod. no. 127A (copyright date 01May57)
11-Oct-1957 CBS Fri (rerun 23May58)
prod. no. 127A
starring
Shelley Winters ....... Mildred Corrigan
Doris Dowling ....... Ann Standish
Thomas Coley ....... Max Sanders
Paul Langton ....... Stacey Harris
Synopsis:
On a boat headed for Panama, a brash, overdressed girl tries desperately
to make friends with other passengers. But her outlandish appearance and loud
voice make her an object of ridicule. [JB]
7.04 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: HIGH BARRIER
Revue prod. no. 139A (copyright date 27Jun57)
18-Oct-1957 CBS Fri
starring
Vincent Price
Carolyn Jones
Jeff Richards
7.05 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: BITTER PARTING
Revue prod. no. 156A (copyright date 02Aug57)
25-Oct-1957 CBS Fri
starring
Paul Henreid
Laraine Day
Synopsis:
After Prof. Rhys Lorenz is blinded in an accident, he becomes bitter at the world. [TA]
7.06 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: DUAL CONTROL (film)
Revue prod. no. 140A (copyright date 11Jul57)
01-Nov-1957
starring
Robert Cummings ....... Spencer O. Spencer
Susan Kohner ....... Lynn Howell
Thayer David ....... Prosser
Walter Levey ....... Railroad Guard
Ray Farrell ....... Roy Hatten
Steve Conte ....... Snake
Synopsis:
An American flier's plane crashes in the Chinese jungle. A lovely Eurasian
girl joins the flier in an attempt to escape the Communists. [TA]
7.07 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE HOLE CARD
Revue prod. no. 152A (copyright date 08Nov57)
08-Nov-1957
Producer Frank P. Rosenberg
Teleplay by Edna Anhalt
Based on a story by Jerome Weidman
Directed by John Brahm
starring
Tallulah Bankhead
John Bryant
Isobel Elsom
Ottola Nesmith
George O'Hanlon
Jesslyn Fax
Howard McNear
Sid Melton
Benny Baker
Carol Shannon
Raymond Guth
7.08 Schlitz Playhouse: THE LONELY WIZARD
Revue prod. no. 131A
15-Nov-1957 (copyright 24Jul57)
Adapted by Paul Monash (won Emmy for this episode)
From a story by James Moser and Frank La Tourette
Directed by Don Weis
starring
Rod Steiger .......... Charles Proteus Steinmetz,
Richard Anderson ..... Haydn
Diane Brewster ....... Marianne
Elsie Neft ........... Grandmother
Karl Swenson ......... Asmussen
Hugh Sanders ......... Inspector
Horst Ehrhardt ....... Quinn
Kevin Hagen .......... Jacobi
Gene Harvey .......... Conrad
Chet Stratton ........ Fowler
Fay Roope ............ Dr. Elliott
Rene Kroper .......... Charles, Age 6
Tom McKee ............ Kendall
Sammy Ogg ............ Joseph age 16
Philip Phillips ...... Joseph age 6
Ed Hinton ............ Official
Synopsis 1:
With a snow-white beard and spectacles, the electrical genius Charles
Proteus Steinmetz, who developed the mathematical theory of the "alternating current"
and made 200 electrical inventions, including the high-voltage generator became
the center of this Emmy winning story. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
The true story of electrical engineer Charles Steinmetz. Even as a child in
Germany,
Charles was lonely, preferring to devise inventions rather than play with other children.
As he grows to young manhood, Steinmetz applies his brilliant mind to
problems of electrical engineering. [RF]
Synopsis 3:
Even as a child in Germany, Charles Steimetz was lonely, preferring to work with
inventions rather than play with other children. As he grows to young manhood, Charles
utilizes his brilliant mind to become an electrical engineer. At 24, he embarks on a
journey to America. It is on board ship that he meets Asmussen, with whom he forms
a friendship that lasts a lifetime. On reaching America, Steinmetz finds that immigration
officials can't admit him into the country because he hasn't enough money and has no
prospect of a job. With Asmussen's help, however, he is finally able to enter the U.S.
But although he comes to be known the world over as a scientist,
fame does little to dispel his loneliness. [RF]
7.09 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: NO SECOND HELPING
Revue prod. no. 154A (copyright date 30Aug57)
22-Nov-1957
starring
Myrna Loy
Jill St. John
Tom Helmore
Synopsis:
A woman suspects her husband of having a romance with the young daughter
of one of his former flames. In an attempt to show her husband the error
of his ways, the wife invites the girl out for a weekend. [RF]
7.10 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: OUTLAW'S BOOTS
Revue prod. no. 143A (copyright date 19Jul57)
29-Nov-1957
starring
Keenan Wynn
Roland Winters
Steve Cochran
Synopsis:
A reformed outlaw has trouble going straight. [RF]
7.11 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: NEIGHBORS
Revue prod. no. 153A (copyright date 26Sep57)
06-Dec-1957
starring
Joseph Cotten
7.12 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: FRENCH PROVINCIAL
Revue prod. no. 151A (copyright date 13Dec57)
13-Dec-1957
Written by Gina Kaus
starring
Barbara Bel Geddes
7.13 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: RICH MAN, POOR MAN
Revue prod. no.150A (copyright date 30Oct57)
20-Dec-1957
starring
Gilbert Roland ....... Gino Bardi
Joy Paige ....... Maria
Sebastian Cabot ....... Signore Alferri
Irene Seidner ....... Mama Bardi
Luis Van Rooten ....... Papa Bardi
Benny Rubin ....... Uncle Arnaldo
Doris Wiss ....... Tomasina
Synopsis:
A humble peasant, simple and naive until he sells illegally a horde of antique
statuettes to an unscrupulous dealer. The new found wealth complicates his life
and nearly destroys his marriage. [RF]
7.14 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: PATTERN FOR DEATH
Revue prod. no. 157A (copyright date 14Oct57)
27-Dec-1957
starring
Eddie Albert
Noreen Nash
[--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: no details
03-Jan-1958
7.15 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: GUYS LIKE O'MALLEY
Revue prod. no. 155A (copyright date 10Jan58)
10-Jan-1958
Producer Frank P. Rosenberg
Teleplay by Gene L. Coon
Directed by Lewis Milestone
Director of photography Mack Stengler
starring
John Ericson
Neville Brand
James Best
William Boyett
Stanley Adams
Paul Davis
Clarence Lung
7.16 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: HOME AGAIN
Revue prod. no. 161A (copyright date 02Dec57)
17-Jan-1958
directed by John Brahm
starring
Don Taylor ........... Max Swanson
Janis Paige .......... Bebe Evans
Peter Mark Richman.... Bat La Rue
Scott Seaton ......... Mr. Judson
Synopsis:
A trio of jewel thieves, two men and a woman, take refuge from the police
in a small town where the girl was raised. Tension mounts as the three strive to
remain undetected while their attitude toward
each other begins to change. [RF]
7.17 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: NO BOAT FOR FOUR MONTHS
Revue prod. no.142A (copyright date 20Dec57)
31-Jan-1958 CBS Fri
Produced by Frank P. Rosenberg
Teleplay by Paul Monash
Directed by Lewis Milestone
Director of photography Mack Stengler
starring
James Mason ........ Capt. Vialez
Faith Domergue
Patrick Macnee
John Sutton
Clive Holliday
Austin Green
Mike Steele
Michael Bachus
Martin Wilkins
7.18 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: HEROES NEVER GROW UP
Revue prod. no. 121A (copyright date 22Oct57)
07-Feb-1958
starring
Dane Clark ....... Frankie Nevada
Alex Nicol ....... Phil
Barbara Turner ....... Rose Genilli
Synopsis:
After he is presented with a citation for saving a child's life, Frankie Nevada
is impressed
with his role of hero. When he becomes more concerned with his press clippings than
with finding a job, his girlfriend as well as his friends turn against him. [RF]
7.19 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: EAST OF THE MOON
Revue prod. no. 158A (copyright date 10Dec57)
14-Feb-1958
Directed by John Brahm
starring
Sterling Hayden
Lisa Lu
7.20 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: MAN ON A RACK
Revue prod. no. 162A (copyright date 21Feb58)
21-Feb-1958
starring
Tony Curtis ....... Charlie
Everett Sloane ....... Jules Morrison
Andra Martin ....... Kay Randall
Dolores Hart ......... Betty Lewis
Nicky Blair .......... Nate
William E. Green ..... Kohler
Billy Lechner ........ Marvin
Kathleen O'Malley .... Morrison's Secretary
Sondra Rodgers ....... Woman Buyer
Charles Anthony Hughes ...... Buyer
June Jocelyn ......... Tailored Woman
Synopsis:
A clothing salesman lets a lady friend talk him out of using his customary
high-pressure sales techniques.
But his sales drop, and the boss is forced to take him off the road. [RF]
7.21 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: TWO LIVES HAVE I
Revue prod. no. 167A (copyright date 28Feb58)
28-Feb-1958
Directed by John Brahm
starring
Ernest Borgnine ..... Hully Brown
Judith Evelyn
Synopsis:
After years as a hen-pecked husband, Hully Brown decides to leave his
overbearing wife and make a new life for himself. [RF]
7.22 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: NIGHT OF THE STRANGER
Revue prod. no. 163A
07-Mar-1958 (rerun 24Aug58)
Produced by Frank P. Rosenberg
Directed by John Brahm
Written by Clock Dailey
starring
George Sanders ..... John York
Valentina Cortesa
Mike Lane
Synopsis:
An unknown assailant in an automobile attempts to run down a woman on her
way home one evening. She takes refuge in a house occupied by an elderly man,
and tells him that she's a psychiatrist and about her ordeal. She believes the
person trying to kill her is one of her patients. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
After the death of his wife, John York decides to take a trip to help overcome
his grief. [RF]
7.23 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE HONOR SYSTEM
Revue prod. no. 169A (copyright date 14Mar58)
14-Mar-1958
Directed by John Brahm
starring
Paul Douglas
Yvonne Craig (her TV debut)
Frank Parisi
7.24 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: BLUEBEARD'S SEVENTH WIFE
Revue prod. no. 144A (copyright date 21Mar58)
21-Mar-1958
Directed by Paul Henreid
Based on a story by Cornell Woolrich
starring
Ralph Meeker ......... Rich Adams
Phyllis Avery ........ Betty Mathews
Hugh Marlowe ......... Frank
Jackie Loughery ...... Flo
Hope Summers ......... Old lady
7.25 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: I SHOT A PROWLER
Shamley Productions, Inc. (Alfred Hitchcock)
Revue Prod. no. 165A (copyright date 28Mar58)
28-Mar-1958 CBS Fri
starring
Alexis Smith ..... Vivian Braxton
Craig Stevens........ Johnny Kyper
Morey Amsterdam ...... Mr. Braxton
Helmut Dantine
Synopsis:
While her husband is away on an extended business trip, Vivian Braxton,
a lonely housewife, becomes infatuated with another man, Johnny Kyper. When
Kyper threatens Vivian with exposure unless she gives him a large sum of money,
the young woman searches frantically for a solution to
her problem. [RF]
7.26 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: PAPA SAID NO
(unsold comedy pilot)
Revue prod. no. 147A (copyright date 04Apr58)
04-Apr-1958
starring
Yvonne Craig ........ Suzanne Stacey
Scott Brady ........ Calvin Penny
Patric Knowles ........ John Stacey
Jeanne Manet ........ Gabrielle Stacey
Marjorie Bennett ......... Mrs. Osterreicher
Harry Jackson ........ Policeman
Synopsis 1:
The misadventures of Suzanne Stacey, a beautiful, marriage-minded
young woman in search of the ideal husband.
Synopsis 2:
Photographer Calvin Penny is interested in pretty Suzanne Stacey only as a model,
but she thinks of Calvin as a prospective husband. For that reason she agrees to
pose for him. Only when Suzanne's irate father visits the studio does Calvin
realize Suzanne's intentions. [RF]
7.27 [--] Schlitz Playhouse: SECRETS OF THE OLD
BAILEY
Revue prod. no. 137A (Baily on copyright)
11-Apr-1958
starring
Tom Hellmore ......... Det. Sup. Tom Reid
Brian McDermott ...... Leo Willis
Naomi Chance ......... Jennie Elson
Anthony Sheppard ..... P.C. Swopes
Hugh Stribling ....... Richard Caldiwitt
Edward Cast .......... George Chappel
John Gill ............ Mr. Willis
7.28 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: A CONTEST OF LADIES
Revue prod. no. 159A (copyright date 18Apr58)
18-Apr-1958
Directed by Paul Henreid
starring
Louis Hayward
Alan Mowbray
7.29 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE KIND MR. SMITH
Revue prod. no. 160A (copyright date 25Apr58)
25-Apr-1958
starring
Jonathan Harris
Vincent Price
Valerie French
7.30 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: PENNY WISE
Revue prod. no. 168A (copyright date 02May58)
02-May-1958
starring
Vera Miles
[--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: no details
09-May-1958
7.31 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE TOWN THAT SLEPT WITH ITS LIGHTS ON
Revue prod. no. 170A (copyright date 16May58)
16-May-1958 (rerun 29Aug58)
Directed by Edmond O'Brien
starring
Edmond O'Brien ......... Jim Reardon
Shepperd Strudwick
Robert Middleton
Synopsis 1:
A young gardener is accused of terrorizing an entire town. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Ace photographer Jim Reardon is sent to a town that has been terrorized by a
killer,
to report the story for a news syndicate. In the town, Reardon finds that the people
are convinced they know who the killer is. [RF]
[--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: SMARTY
23May58 (first broadcast 11Oct57)
7.32 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: LOTTERY FOR REVENGE
Revue prod. no. 166A (copyright date 30May58)
30-May-1958
starring
Kevin McCarthy
Thomas Gomez
7.33 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: WAY OF THE WEST
Revue prod. no. 119A (copyright date 06Jun58)
06-Jun-1958
starring
John Forsythe ........ Dr. John Carter
Abby Dalton .......... Belle Starr
Staats Cotsworth ..... Colonel Taylor
Michael Landon ....... Don Burns
K.L. Smith ........... Slim Enfield
Claude Akins ......... Gus Garner
Sheridan Comerate .... Ed Coats
Mona Carrole ......... Elaine
Robert Darin ......... Joe
Cindy Gray ........... Doreen
Jack Bartell ......... Sentry
John Bryant .......... Lt. Harry Ryan
Malcolm Atterbury .... Johnson
Maudie Prickett ...... Mrs. Piper
Synopsis:
Dr. John Carter, a rather starchy young physician from Boston,
is on his way to San Francisco. When a frontier town is stricken by a smallpox epidemic,
the doctor reluctantly joins forces with the
lawless Belle Starr to rush aid to the stricken people. [RF]
7.34 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: LONG
DISTANCE
Revue prod. no. 175A
13-Jun-1958
Directed by John Brahm
7.35 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: YOU'LL HAVE TO DIE NOW
Revue prod. no. 173A (copyright date 20Jun58)
20-Jun-1958
You'll Have To Die Now (copyright title)
"You'll Have To Kill Me Now" [SC] (1958)
Produced by Frank P. Rosenberg
Directed by John Brahm
Teleplay by Donald S. Sanford
Story by Michael Shaara
starring
Steve Forrest ....... Sam Rayford
James Gregory ....... Lt. Billy Kyle
Paula Raymond ....... Martha
Robert F. Simon ...... Captain Gideon
Herschel Bernardi .... Eddie
Synopsis 1:
A rookie cop finds out that a veteran police
lieutenant has been taking
illegal payoff's from local criminals and threatens to turn him in. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
Police officer Sam Rayford is shocked when he stumbles onto the
racketeering activities of his friend on the force, Lt. Billy Kyle.
Rayford refuses to cooperate with Kyle even though Kyle
threatens both Rayford and his wife Martha. [RF]
7.36 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: CURFEW AT MIDNIGHT
Revue prod. no. 172A (copyright date 27Jun58)
27-Jun-1958
Producer Frank P. Rosenberg
Directed by Earl Bellamy
Teleplay by David P. Harmon
Story by William Fay
starring
Rory Calhoun ....... George Slattery
Robert Alda ....... Angelo Armiento
Dolores Vitina ....... Rose
Nehemiah Persoff ....... Jules Dreise
Elisha Cook Jr.
Len Lesser
Craig Duncan
Natasha Lytess as Mother
John Hackett
Lennie Geer (uncredited)
Synopsis:
A man on parole falls in love with a girl who has been seeing a hoodlum.
The hoodlum warns the paroled man to stay away from the girl and when
he refuses he schemes to make his rival violate his parole. [SC]
7.37 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: FALSE ALARM (film)
Revue prod. no. 177A (copyright date 15Aug58)
15-Aug-1958 (Confirmed)
Directed by John Brahm
guest cast:
Jack Carson ....... Sid Devlin
Janice Rule ..... Beth Devlin
Joseph Wiseman ..... Max Gebler
John Bryant .......... Patrolman Kenny
Madge Blake .......... Old Lady
Synopsis:
Sid Devlin, a well-meaning cab driver in need of money, is persuaded by ruthless
criminal Max Gebler to act as an accomplice in an armored-car-robbery. Gebler
involves Devlin's wife to make sure he won't back out of the deal. [RF]
[--] Schlitz Playhouse: THE TOWN THAT SLEPT WITH ITS LIGHTS ON
29-Aug-1958 (rerun from 16May58)
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8.01 [--] Schlitz-Lux Playhouse: A THING TO FIGHT FOR
Revue prod. no. 176 (copyright date 26Sep58)
26-Sep-1958 CBS Fri (Schlitz)
Directed by John Brahm
starring
Rod Steiger
Rod Taylor
Marianne Stewart
Kim Charney
8.02 [--] Schlitz-Lux Playhouse: THE BEST HOUSE IN THE VALLEY
Revue prod. no. 2009 (copyright date 03Oct58)
03-Oct-1958 CBS Fri (Lux)
starring
Polly Bergen ........ Lamy
Rod Taylor ........ Lee
Carl Benton Reid ........ Wanger
Alice Backes ........ Mrs. Dolman
Charles Keane ........ Mr. Scoffey
Dana Dillaway ....... Mimi
Selmer Jackson ........ Minister
Synopsis:
The story of a rancher's son who falls in love with an poor-but-proud
widow who lives in her "house beneath the trees. [RF]
8.03 [--] Schlitz-Lux Playhouse: THE HASTY HANGING
Revue prod. no. 2012 (copyright date 10Oct58)
10-Oct-1958 CBS Fri (Schlitz)
Produced by Jules Bricken
Directed by John Brahm
starring
Fess Parker
Mary La Roche
John Smith
Synopsis:
A man and his wife are sentenced to hang without a trial. [RF]
8.04 [--] Schlitz-Lux Playhouse: THE FOUR
Revue prod. no. 2008 (copyright date 17Oct58)
17-Oct-1958 CBS Fri (Lux)
starring
Anne Baxter ........ Delphine Murphy
Rad Fulton ........ Sean
Suzanne Lloyd ........ Ivy
Mark Douglas ......... Tentor
8.05 [--] Schlitz-Lux Playhouse: THE TROUBLE WITH RUTH
Revue prod. no. 2013 (copyright date 24Oct58)
24-Oct-1958 CBS Fri (Schlitz)
starring
Jeanne Crain ........ Ruth Elliot
Adam Kennedy ........ Steve Elliot
George Macready ........ Joseph Libo
Synopsis 1:
Not even her husband knows that Ruth Elliot is a kleptomaniac.
But hoodlum Joseph Libo finds out about her illness and threatens to tell
her husband unless she helps him carry out a robbery. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Attractive Ruth Elliot is a kleptomaniac, and even her husband
is unaware of the fact. When criminal Joseph Libo discovers
Ruth's illness, he threatens to tell her husband unless she
helps him with a robbery scheme. [RF]
*Note: Rebroadcast on "Producer's Choice" 01Sep60.
8.06 [--] Schlitz-Lux Playhouse: THE CONNOISSEUR
Revue prod. no. 2007 (copyright date 31Oct58)
31-Oct-1958 CBS Fri (Lux)
Directed by John Brahm
starring
Michael Rennie .......... Walter Brand
Barbara Rush ......... Magda
John Maxwell ....... Mr. Graham
Synopsis:
An American living in Europe makes his somewhat precarious
living selling art treasures. [RF]
8.07 [--] Schlitz-Lux Playhouse: FALSE IMPRESSION
Revue prod. no. 2014 (copyright date 07Nov58)
07-Nov-1958 CBS Fri (Schlitz)
starring
Macdonald Carey ....... Orville E. Piggott
Patricia Breslin ....... Julia Heyton
Steven Geray ....... Golet
Synopsis:
A crippled dental technician falls in love with a pretty girl who refuses to
have anything to do with him. He decides to steal a fortune in jewels and so
force the girl to overlook his physical handicap and marry him. [RF]
8.08 [--] Schlitz-Lux Playhouse: A GAME OF HATE
Revue prod. no. 2017 (copyright date 14Nov58)
14-Nov-1958 CBS Fri (Lux)
Directed by John Brahm
starring
Kathryn Grayson ....... Dr. Sally Wells
Tom Laughlin ....... Killer
Jean Byron
8.09 [--] Schlitz-Lux Playhouse: THE LAST EDITION
Revue prod. no. 2010 (copyright date 21Nov58)
21-Nov-1958 CBS Fri (Schlitz)
Directed by John Brahm
starring
Eddie Albert ..... Sheldon Black
Synopsis:
Sheldon Black is training Dean Lowell for the position of managing editor
of the Morning Chronicle. He learns that a wartime friend of Lowell's is
condemned to die, but that Lowell has turned a deaf ear to the man's pleas for help.
Puzzled, Black orders Lowell to write a story about the condemned man. [RF]
8.10 [--] Schlitz-Lux Playhouse: CONEY ISLAND WINTER
Revue prod. no. 2015 (copyright date 28Nov58)
28-Nov-1958 CBS Fri (Lux)
starring
Edmond O'Brien ....... Big Jim Webber
Kathleen Crowley ....... Anna
Robert Fuller ....... Andy
8.11 [--] Schlitz-Lux Playhouse: THIRD SON
Revue prod. no. 2016 (copyright date 05Dec58)
05-Dec-1958 CBS Fri (Schlitz)
starring
Steve Forrest
8.12 [--] Schlitz-Lux Playhouse: DRIVE A DESERT ROAD
Revue prod. no. 2019 (copyright date 12Dec58)
12-Dec-1958 CBS Fri (Lux)
starring
Barry Nelson ........ Dr. Vic Martin
Audrey Totter
8.13 [--] Schlitz-Lux Playhouse: NO ANSWER
Revue prod. no. 2020 (copyright date 19Dec58)
19-Dec-1958 CBS Fri 9:30PM ET (Schlitz)
Producer Jules Bricken
Teleplay by Tom Seller
From a story by Theodore Sturgeon
Directed by Arthur Hiller
starring
Keenan Wynn
Donald Cook
Angela Greene
William De Martel
Phillip Baird
Edgar Peterson
Synopsis:
Once again panic-stricken Maggie Athenson calls the police for
protection from Cassidy, a suave swindler who she says has
threatened her life. Even though Maggie's previous pleas had been
false alarms, policemen Howell and Brophy decide to follow through. [TA] (film)
8.14 [--] Schlitz-Lux Playhouse: SMALL WONDER
Revue prod. no. 2011 (copyright date 26Dec58)
26-Dec-1958 CBS Fri (Lux)
starring
Patric Knowles ....... Paul Ryder
Anna Lisa ....... Elsa Hoffman
Evelyn Rudie ...... Beth Ryder
8.15 [--] Schlitz-Lux Playhouse: A FISTFUL OF LOVE
Revue prod. no. 2023 (copyright date 02Jan59)
02-Jan-1959 CBS Fri (Schlitz)
starring
Lee Marvin
Barbara Stuart
8.16 [--] Schlitz-Lux Playhouse: THE DEADLY GUEST (film)
Revue prod. no. 2021 (09Jan59 copyright date)
09-Jan-1959 CBS Fri (Lux)
starring
Jane Wyman ..... Selena Shelby
Philip Carey ...... Robert Garvin
Isobel Elsom ...... Cora Shelby
Synopsis:
Spinster Selena Shelby rents out the spare room of her family home to
a handsome widower. When he begins displaying affections for
the lonely Selena, her invalid mother is suspicious. [TA]
8.17 [--] Schlitz-Lux Playhouse: YOU CAN'T WIN' EM ALL
Revue prod. no. 2006 (copyright date 16Jan59)
16-Jan-59 CBS Fri (Schlitz)
starring
Guy Madison
Burt Reynolds
Karen Steele
23-Jan-59 CBS Fri no detail
8.18 [--] Schlitz-Lux Playhouse: AND PRACTICALLY STRANGERS
Revue prod. no. 2018 (copyright date 30Jan59)
30-Jan-1959 CBS Fri (Schlitz)
starring
Richard Carlson ....... Alan Mitchell
Paula Raymond ....... Kathleen
John Dall ...... Hugh Mitchell
Herbert Anderson ...... Healy
Ivan Triesault ...... Dr. Colman
Vincent G. Perry ...... Army Colonel
John Eldredge ...... Tyman
Synopsis:
Alan Mitchell is assigned to work with his brother Hugh on a nuclear bomb
project
for the Army, but there is hostility between the two because of Alan's feeling that he
always had to take a back seat to his younger brother.
[RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on "Moment of Fear" series on 08Sep64.
8.19 [--] Schlitz-Lux Playhouse: DEATH TRAP
Revue prod. no. 2022 (copyright date 06Feb59)
06-Feb-1959 CBS Fri (Lux)
starring
Virginia Mayo ....... Gloria Crawford
James Gregory ....... Johnny Warcheck
Ken Lynch ....... Lieutenant Wilson
Synopsis:
Gloria Crawford fears for her life when a convict breaks out of prison.
The criminal has sworn that he will get even with those who testified against him. [RF]
8.20 [--] Schlitz-Lux Playhouse: THE MAN WHO HAD NO FRIENDS
Revue prod. no. 2026 (copyright date 13Feb59)
13-Feb-1959 CBS Fri (Schlitz)
Directed by Anton M. Leader
starring
Ralph Meeker
Anthony Caruso
Jeanne Cooper
Jacqueline Scott
Synopsis:
Champion Barry Brannon retires from a successful career as a fighter
and goes into the restaurant business with his long-time manager,
Charlie Spendlove. When Barry proposes to his girl, he
finds that she is in love with Charlie. [TA]
8.21 [--] Schlitz-Lux Playhouse: VARIOUS TEMPTATIONS
Revue prod. no. 2025 (copyright date 20Feb59)
20-Feb-1959 CBS Fri (Lux)
starring
Hurd Hatfield ..... Ron Abbott
Ida Lupino ........ Clara Brown
Cyril Delevanti ... Clerk
Jennifer Raine .... Nurse
John Trayne ....... Policeman
Tita Purdom ....... Girl
Synopsis:
Plain Clara Brown gives refuge in her shabby London apartment to Ron Abbott,
wanted for the murder of several women. Wishing to believe him innocent, Clara helps
Abbott evade the police, hoping that her dreams of romance will come true.
[RF]
8.22 [--] Schlitz-Lux Playhouse: ON THE BRINK
27-Feb-1959 CBS Fri (Schlitz)
starring
Mercedes McCambridge
Richard Beymer
Barry Kelley
8.23 [--] Schlitz-Lux Playhouse: STAND-IN FOR MURDER
Revue prod. no. 2024 (copyright date 06Mar59)
06-Mar-1959 CBS Fri (Lux)
starring
Don Keefer ....... Henry
Bartlett Robinson ....... Niles
Jan Sterling ....... Alice Vincent
8.24 [--] Schlitz-Lux Playhouse: IVY LEAGUE
Jaguar-Bilben Productions
Revue prod. no. 2030 (copyright date 13Mar59)
13-Mar-1959 CBS Fri (Schlitz)
Directed by Richard Whorf
Written by Everett Freeman
starring
William Bendix ...... Bull Mitchell
Florence MacMichael ......... Mamie Parker
Tim Hovey ........... Timmy Parker
Mary Tyler Moore .... Student #1
Doug McClure ........ Student #2
Arte Johnson ........ Student #3
Bartlett Robinson ........ Dean
Sheila Bromley ...... Teacher #1
Kathleen Warren ..... Teacher #2
Synopsis:
After 30 years in the Marine Corps, Bull Mitchell retires and enrolls as a
college freshman. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on Vacation Playhouse 14Sep64.
8.25 [--] Schlitz-Lux Playhouse: FREDERICK
Revue prod. no. 2031 (copyright date 20Mar59)
20-Mar-1959 CBS Fri (Lux)
starring
Phyllis Thaxter ....... Lucinda Vaughn
Regis Toomey ....... Herbert
Jeff Morrow ....... Stranger
8.26 [--] Schlitz-Lux Playhouse: THE SALTED MINE
Revue/MCA TV Prod no. TP13401 (copyright date 27Mar59)
27-Mar-1959 CBS Fri (Schlitz)
(pilot for Shotgun Slade)
Filmed at: Universal Studios Backlot and Western
Street
Executive Producer Nat Holt
Written & Produced by Frank Gruber
Directed by James Nielson
Assistant Director: Charles S. Gould
Editorial Supervisor: Richard G. Wray
Director of Photography: William A. Sickner
Music by: Gerald Fried
Music Supervision: Stanley Wilson
starring
Scott Brady ....... Shotgun Slade
Ernie Kovacs ....... Hack
Marie Windsor ....... Alice Batson
Frank Ferguson ....... Mike Colier
with
Jean Allison
Robert Tetrick
Otto Waldis
Fred Graham
Ted Mapes (uncredited)
Synopsis:
Alice Batson hires Slade, a private detective to determine whether she has
been swindled in her purchase of a worthless
mine. [SC]
8.27 [--] Schlitz-Lux Playhouse: THE DREAMER
Revue prod. no. 2028 (copyright date 03Apr59)
03-Apr-1959 CBS Fri (Lux)
starring
Herb Anderson ....... Mark
John Cassavetes ....... Christo Sierra
Miriam Colon ....... Mrs. Flores
Sue Ane Langdon ....... Denise Cerise
10-Apr-1959 CBS Fri No Details
8.28 [--] Schlitz-Lux Playhouse: THIS WILL DO NICELY
Revue prod. no. 2032 (copyright date 17Apr59)
17-Apr-1959 CBS Fri (Lux)
starring
Zsa Zsa Gabor ....... Helen
Richard Gaines ....... Inspector Humbert
Richard Haydn ....... Cedric
24-Apr-1959 CBS Fri No Details
8.29 [--] Schlitz-Lux Playhouse: THE CASE OF THE TWO SISTERS
Revue prod. no. 2027 (copyright date 01May59)
01-May-1959 CBS Fri (Lux)
starring
Michael Wilding ....... Stephen MacIllroy
Mari Aldon ....... Donna
Fred Clark ....... Charles Dobbs
Phyllis Coates ....... Ellen Packer
08-May-1959 CBS Fri No Details
8.30 [--] Schlitz-Lux Playhouse: BOY ON A FENCE
Revue prod. no. 2034 (copyright date 15May59)
15-May-1959 CBS Fri (Lux)
starring
Richard Eyer ....... Joe Wilson
Diana Lynn ....... Jane
Jesse White ....... Detective Drake
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22-May-1959 CBS Fri no details
8.31 [--] Schlitz-Lux Playhouse: MIRROR, MIRROR
Revue prod. no. 2035 (copyright date 29May59)
29-May-1959 CBS Fri (Lux)
Written by Robert B. Sinclair
starring
Anne Jeffreys ....... Aunt Kate Lodge
Liam Sullivan ....... Clifford
Diane Jergens ....... Kathy Crawford
8.32 [--] Schlitz-Lux Playhouse: RUMOR
("Stripe Playhouse" according to copyright notice)
Revue Productions, Inc. (copyright date 05Jun59)
05-Jun-1959 CBS Fri (Schlitz)
starring
Patricia Crowley
Hal March
8.33 [--] Schlitz-Lux Playhouse: THE MISS AND THE MISSILES
Revue prod. no. 2033 (copyright date 12Jun59)
12-Jun-1959 CBS Fri (Lux)
12-Jun-1959
starring
Gordon Gebert ....... Buzz Marlowe
Gisele MacKenzie ....... Connie Marlowe
Jocelyn Brando ....... Madge
John Forsythe ....... Colonel Bill Adams
Kathleen Freeman ....... Emma
John McGiver ....... MacBain
Michael J. Pollard ....... Spider
Synopsis:
Career girl Connie Marlowe has two jobs-working as a writer for a women's
magazine and raising her teen-age brother Buzz. She is delighted at her latest
magazine assignment, to interview Col. Bill Adams, a handsome jet pilot.
But Buzz is really excited, for Adams is his hero. [JBeer]
8.34 [--] Schlitz-Lux Playhouse: HOSTAGE
Revue prod. no. 10439 (copyright date 19Jun59)
19-Jun-1959 CBS Fri (Schlitz)
starring
Jim Brown
8.35 [--] Stripe playhouse: COWBOY FIVE SEVEN
By Revue Productions, Inc. (copyright date 17Jul59)